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Important Court Information

General Order 2021-3,
The Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Louisiana entered General Order 2021-3, Order Adopting Local Bankruptcy Rules and Setting Effective Date of December 1, 2021. The General Order and Local Rules may be viewed here.

Coming Soon - NextGen CM/ECF
The Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Louisiana will implement the Next Generation CM/ECF (NextGen) system in March 2022. The following notices provide important information for all filers.
Notice of NextGen for Attorney Filers

Notice of NextGen for Limited and Non-Attorney Filers

Notice of NextGen for Trustee Filers

Welcome from Edward Takara, Clerk of Court.

On behalf of Chief Judge John Kolwe, I welcome you to the official website for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Louisiana.

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Court Locations

Alexandria

U. S. Courthouse
300 Jackson Street
Suite 116
Alexandria, Louisiana 71301-8357

Unmanned
U. S. Courthouse
611 Broad Street
1st Floor
Lake Charles, Louisiana

Monroe

Unmanned
U. S. Courthouse
201 Jackson Street
Monroe, Louisiana

Lafayette

John M. Shaw United States Courthouse
800 Lafayette Street
Suite 1200
Lafayette, Louisiana 70501

Shreveport

Tom Stagg United States Court House
300 Fannin Street
Suite 2201
Shreveport, Louisiana 71101-3141

Other Resources

Judicial Conduct and Disability
Judicial Seminars Disclosure
Notice to Customers Presenting Checks
Your Employee Rights and How to Report Wrongful Conduct

Forms

LAWB ePOC Electronic Claims

Local Rules & General Orders

PACER Links to Other Courts

Louisiana 5th Circuit Federal Courts

United States Federal Court

Notices

Next Generation CM/ECF (NextGen) System

The Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Louisiana will implement the Next Generation CM/ More »

Thanksgiving Holiday Closure

In observance of the Thanksgiving Holidays, the Clerk’s office will close at Noon Wednesday, Nove More »

CM/ECF SERVICE DISRUPTION

Multiple users reported a service disruption that is impacting access to Case Management/Electron More »