In observance of the Memorial Day holiday, the offices of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Louisiana will be closed Friday, May 23, 2025 beginning at Noon and Monday, May 26, 2025. The Case Management and Electronic...
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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.
Thu, 05/08/2025
Multifactor authentication (MFA) features will become available for PACER and CM/ECF on May 11th. MFA provides an added layer of security to accounts by helping protect against cyberattacks that steal passwords, significantly reducing the risk of...
Wed, 05/07/2025
Due to inclement weather, the Lafayette Division for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Louisiana is closed to the public, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. Telephone assistance is available by calling (337) 262-6800 or (866) 789-6015...
Tue, 05/06/2025
Due to inclement weather, the Lafayette Division for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Louisiana is closed to the public, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. Telephone assistance is available by calling (337) 262-6800 or (866) 789-6015....
Tue, 04/15/2025
The offices of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Louisiana will be closed Good Friday, April 18, 2025. Telephone assistance will be available by calling the Clerk's office at (866) 356-5221 and (866) 789-6015. The...
Mon, 03/24/2025
Pay.gov will conduct maintenance Saturday, March 29, 2025 from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM. During this window, all Pay.gov services will be unavailable causing Case Management/Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF) e-filers to be unable to make payments through...
Mon, 03/24/2025
The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Louisiana is scheduled to perform system updates to the CM/ECF NextGen Live server beginning at 6:00 PM Friday, March 28, 2025 until early afternoon Saturday, March 29, 2025. The...
Mon, 03/24/2025
The judiciary phone service will conduct system maintenance on Thursday, March 27 and Friday, March 28. During this time, Chambers and Clerk’s office toll-free phone numbers may be intermittently unavailable; however, local area code phone...
Thu, 02/27/2025
In observance of the Mardi Gras Holiday, the Clerk’s office will be closed Monday, March 3, 2025 and Tuesday, March 4, 2025. Limited assistance will be available on these dates by calling the Alexandria and Shreveport offices. The court’s...
Thu, 02/20/2025
The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Louisiana is scheduled to perform system updates to the CM/ECF NextGen Live server beginning at 6:00 PM Friday, February 28, 2025 until early afternoon Saturday, March 1, 2025. The...