Louisiana
St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana
A consumer bankruptcy case from St. Bernard Parish is filed in the New Orleans of the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Where a St. Bernard Parish case is filed
New Orleans, Eastern District of Louisiana (laeb)
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)
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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Louisiana median income
The means test compares household income to the published median for the same household size. Being above it is not a bar to filing. Compare your household →
What Louisiana law protects
Homestead
- $31,575Federal residence, cooperative, or burial-plot exemption
Vehicle
- $5,025Federal one-motor-vehicle exemption
Wildcard
- Set by a test other than a dollar capFederal wildcard exemption
Bankruptcy lawyers serving St. Bernard Parish
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