Louisiana
East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
East Baton Rouge Parish is assigned to the Baton Rouge of the Middle District of Louisiana under the court's own assignment rule. Which court a case may be filed in is decided separately, by 28 U.S.C. § 1408.
The court East Baton Rouge Parish is assigned to
Baton Rouge, Middle District of Louisiana (lamb)
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.
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)
What it costs to file here
- Chapter 7 — total court charges at filing
- $338
- Chapter 13 — total court charges at filing
- $313
28 U.S.C. § 1930(a)(1)(B); Bankruptcy Court Miscellaneous Fee Schedule, Item 8
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Bankruptcy lawyers serving East Baton Rouge Parish
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