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News & Announcements

Check this page, or the News and Announcements box on the homepage, for the latest official news and announcements released by the court. You can also access archived news and announcements from this page. 

Mon, 10/26/2026

The Bankruptcy Noticing Center (BNC) systems and websites operated by BAE Systems are back online.  BAE systems informed the Administrative Office (AO) that BNC operations will resume Oct. 26, 2026. Resumed operations will begin with processing...

Mon, 10/19/2026

General Order 2026-2, In re: Order Regarding Bankruptcy Noticing Center Service Interruption, has been posted to the Court's website and may be viewed...

Wed, 10/14/2026

The Bankruptcy Noticing Center (BNC) is experiencing a national disruption of an undetermined duration. During this disruption, the Court will continue to accept filings, open cases, and process documents according to standard procedures....

Wed, 09/23/2026

Pay.gov will be conducting scheduled maintenance and a full service outage on Saturday, September 26, 2026 beginning at 5:00 pm. The expected duration for this maintenance window is two hours. The CM/ECF electronic filing system will be available...

Fri, 09/18/2026

In observance of the Columbus Day holiday, the Clerk’s office will close at noon Friday, October 9, 2025 and will reopen at 8:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 13, 2025.  Limited telephone assistance will be available Friday, October 9, 2025 from noon...

Wed, 09/02/2026

The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Louisiana is scheduled to perform system updates to the CM/ECF NextGen Live server. CM/ECF will be unavailable beginning at 3:00 PM Friday, September 11, 2026, until early...

Wed, 09/02/2026

In observance of the Labor Day holiday, the Clerk’s office will be closed Friday, September 4, 2026, beginning at noon and all day Monday, September 7, 2026. Telephone assistance will be available Friday afternoon by calling (866) 721-2105 or (...

Tue, 07/14/2026

The Electronic Public Access (EPA) fee will increase from $0.10 to $0.12 per page for access to court records through PACER for a period of five years. In addition, the quarterly threshold for automatic exemption was raised from $30 to $40. For...

Tue, 07/14/2026

"To fund the accelerated initiative to modernize and strengthen the security of its case management and public access system, the Judiciary is implementing a modest temporary increase in fees for electronic access to court records beginning on...

Wed, 07/01/2026

In observance of the Fourth of July Holiday, the offices of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Louisiana will be closed Thursday, July 2, 2026, beginning at Noon and all day Friday, July 3, 2026.. Limited telephone...

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