Louisiana river pilot bonds.
$100 flat.
A commissioned Louisiana river port pilot furnishes a $1,000 bond conditioned on the faithful performance of pilotage duties, under Title 34 of the Revised Statutes. The price you see is the checkout price — $100 flat — and it issues fast.
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How much does a Louisiana river pilot bond cost?
$100 at the $1,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Pilot bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Your details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with your appointing authority
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to furnish when you take your oath and commission. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Louisiana licenses and commissions river port pilots — the specialists who navigate vessels on the state’s rivers — under Title 34 of the Revised Statutes, through the Board of River Port Pilot Commissioners. A commissioned pilot must take an oath of office and furnish a $1,000 bond.
The bond is conditioned on the faithful performance of the pilotage duties the statute imposes. It is a public-trust guarantee that the pilot will discharge a demanding, safety-critical office honestly and competently.
It is not insurance for you — if a valid claim is paid against the bond, you repay the surety. The $1,000 figure is modest because it backs the pilot’s faithful conduct of office, not the value of the vessels piloted. We issue it at our honest $100 flat price.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the $1,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with your appointing authority. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to furnish when you take your oath and commission. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $1,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.