Local Rule LR65.1.1: Qualifications of Sureties
W.D. La. — Civil rule
LR65.1.1 Qualifications of Sureties Every bond furnished in connection with a civil proceeding in this court must have as surety either (1) a cash deposit equal to the amount of the bond, (2) an obligation of the United States Government, or (3) a corporation authorized by the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States to act as surety on official bonds, pursuant to 31 USC 9303-9309, except that a bond for costs may instead have as surety an individual resident of the district who satisfies the clerk that he/she owns real or personal property within the district sufficient to justify the full amount of the suretyship.
Only by stipulation of the parties or by order of the court may some other form of surety be permitted.