3.8.5 Service by Private Process Server

On motion, the court must appoint a private process server when the sheriff does not make service within 10 days or is unable to make service. Proof of service may require oral testimony by the process server and/or an affidavit of service that states the place and method of service as would appear in a sheriff’s return. The court is limited to appointing non-party adult Louisiana residents.1

• 1La. C.C.P. art. 1293.