5.6.1 General Principles

An administrative appeal is heard by an administrative law judge (ALJ) within the Appeals Tribunal.”1  However, the agency may contract with the State’s Division of Administrative Law (DAL) to conduct your client’s hearing or hire an ALJ from elsewhere. After identifying the parties and the evidence, ALJs typically cover a predictable set of questions that depend on the issue noticed for hearing.

• 1La. R.S. 23:1628, et seq.