The United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana welcomes the Honorable Jeffrey P. Norman as the new bankruptcy Chief Judge for a five year term commencing on June 1, 2017. Chief Judge Norman was appointed to the bench in...
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CM/ECF will be unavailable to all filers on March 31, 2017 from 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm for scheduled maintenance. To prevent loss of data, please refrain from accessing the system during this time. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you...
To comply with IRS regulations, courts must begin to track `disputed ownership funds` pertaining to 28 U.S.C. Section 1335. Effective April 1, 2017, this activity will be recorded and tracked by CM/ECF. Please see the attached information.
The Infrastructure Management Office for our court will be performing maintenance on the CM/ECF filing system on Saturday, March 18, 2017 beginning at midnight until 6:00 AM Central Time. CM/ECF services for document filing will not be available...
The Honorable John W. Kolwe and Clerk of Court, Edward A. Takara cordially invite you and your staff to attend a seminar being held March 29, 2017 from 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM in the Courtroom in Monroe. CLE Approved.
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The Honorable John W. Kolwe and Clerk of Court, Edward A. Takara cordially invite you and your staff to attend a seminar being held March 31, 2017 from 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM in the Courtroom in Alexandria. CLE Approved.
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Written comments for consideration on the proposed changes will be accepted through March 6, 2017.
The offices of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Louisiana will be closed on the following days in observance of the Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's holidays: November 24th and 25th*, December 26th, and January 2nd. ...
ATTENTION ALL ECF USERS: CM/ECF will be unavailable to all filers beginning September 30, 2016 at 5:00 pm </b>for the Trustee Transfer and System Update. It is anticipated that the system will be available by <b>Noon on October 1,...
The Honorable Robert Summerhays and Clerk of Court, Edward A. Takara cordially invite you and your staff to attend a seminar being held September 16, 2016 from 8:30 AM – 12:00 Noon in the Bankruptcy Courtroom, 214 Jefferson...