The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Louisiana currently located at 214 Jefferson Street, Lafayette, LA is relocating to the John M. Shaw United States Courthouse located at 800 Lafayette Street, Lafayette, LA. Please...
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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.
Wed, 08/14/2019
Wed, 07/10/2019
July 12, 2019
Due to the impending inclement weather, the Lafayette office will be closed Friday, July 12, 2019. The Alexandria and Shreveport Offices will be open and available to assist callers. Alexandria: 1-866-356-5221 and Shreveport...
Tue, 07/09/2019
July 9 - 10, 2019
CM ECF and ePOC will be unavailable to all filers beginning today, July 9, 2019 at 5:30 pm for the installation of a Security Release for the Electronic Proof of Claim program (ePOC). It is anticipated that the system...
Tue, 07/02/2019
The Local Rules Standing Advisory Committee for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Louisiana solicits public comment on the proposed amended and restated Local Bankruptcy Rules, which are proposed to replace the...
Tue, 07/02/2019
July 4 - 5, 2019
In observance of the Independence Day Holiday, the offices of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Louisiana will be closed Thursday, July 4, 2019 and Friday, July 5, 2019. The CM/ECF system is available...
Fri, 05/31/2019
June 1, 2019
Pay.Gov will be conducting a Disaster Recovery Exercise (DRE) on Saturday, June 1, 2019, beginning at 6:00 pm (ET). The target duration for this DRE is four (4) hours. Agencies will experience a total interruption of services...
Sun, 05/19/2019
May 24, 2019 and May 27, 2019
In observance of the Memorial Day Holiday, the offices of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Louisiana will be closed Friday, May 24, 2019 beginning at Noon and all day Monday, May 27, 2019...
Tue, 05/14/2019
May 17 - 19, 2019
CM/ECF will be unavailable to all filers beginning Friday, May 17, 2019 at 5:00 pm for the transfer of cases and system updates. It is anticipated that the system will be available again by Noon on Sunday, May 19, 2019...
Mon, 04/15/2019
April 19, 2019
The offices of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Louisiana will be closed to the public Friday, April 19, 2019. As always, the CM/ECF system will remain available for electronic filing 24 hours a day....