Louisiana bankruptcy courts and county map

Which court hears a case from each parish

Each parish below is assigned to a federal district, and larger districts divide further by division. Every assignment comes from the court’s own published order or local rule.

Bankruptcy venue is governed by 28 U.S.C. § 1408, not by county alone. It can rest on domicile, residence, a principal place of business, or principal assets in the United States, measured over the 180 days before filing — so a recent move can change which district is available. Confirm venue before filing.

All 64 parishes in Louisiana are mapped to a court.

Eastern District of Louisiana

13 parishes

New Orleans Division

28 U.S.C. § 98(a) (Eastern District of Louisiana — undivided; comprises the parishes of Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard, Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint John the Baptist, Saint Tammany, Tangipahoa, Terrebonne, and Washington)

Middle District of Louisiana

9 parishes

Baton Rouge Division

28 U.S.C. § 98(b) (Middle District of Louisiana — undivided; comprises the parishes of Ascension, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, Saint Helena, West Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana)

Western District of Louisiana

42 parishes

Alexandria Division Division

Lafayette Division Division

Lake Charles Division Division

Monroe Division Division

Shreveport Division Division

LBR 5001-1 (Divisions of the Court and Intra-District Case Assignment): "Lafayette Division – Petitions from the Parishes of Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, and Vermillion shall be assigned to the Lafayette Division."

Louisiana in detail

Louisiana means test median income
The published median annual income by household size, and what the comparison does and does not decide.
Louisiana bankruptcy exemptions
What state law protects, quoted from the statute that states it.

What we publish for Louisiana

State exemption system (opt-out vs federal election)
This state has opted out of the federal exemption list for debtors whose applicable exemption law is this state's law. Which state's law applies is set by 11 U.S.C. § 522(b)(3)(A) from where the filer was domiciled before filing, not from where they live today — and § 522(b)(3) still allows the federal list where that domicile rule would otherwise leave a debtor with no exemptions at all.
Means test median income
Published medians for 10 household sizes. A comparison, not a decision.
Which federal court hears your case
All 64 mapped to a district and division, each with the court's own order or rule cited.
Local court practice (341 format, plan form, no-look fee)
Verified for 3 of 3 districts.
Tools using Louisiana data
10 calculators run on this state's published figures.

Not yet published for Louisiana

These are sections this page does not cover for Louisiana. Rather than show a summary we cannot source, it says what is missing.

Exemptions — what state law listsNot yet published
Wage garnishment limitsNot yet published
Participating firmsNot yet published