RS 37:387: Compensation of subpoena-server and of witnesses

A. Each officer who serves a subpoena shall receive the same fees as a sheriff.

B. Each witness who appears in obedience to a subpoena before the board or a member thereof or its secretary shall receive for his attendance the fees and mileage provided for witnesses in civil cases in the courts of this state that shall be audited and paid in the same manner as other expenses are audited and paid upon the presentation of proper vouchers approved by any two members of the board.

C. No witness subpoenaed at the instance of a party other than the board or one of its members, or its secretary or agents or employees is entitled to compensation unless the board certifies that this testimony was material to the matter investigated.