STATUS OF LAKE CHARLES DIVISION AND COURT OPERATIONS UNDER COVID-19 PANDEMIC

NOTICE REGARDING LAKE CHARLES DIVISION: The Lake Charles area sustained extensive damage due to Hurricane Laura, including the Edwin F. Hunter, Jr. Courthouse. The courthouse is closed for the foreseeable future. All court operations have been temporarily moved to the Lafayette Federal Courthouse.

NOTICE: SEVENTEENTH SUPPLEMENTAL ORDER REGARDING COURT OPERATIONS UNDER THE EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES CREATED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

NOTICE: EIGHTEENTH SUPPLEMENTAL ORDER REGARDING COURT OPERATIONS UNDER THE EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES CREATED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

NATURALIZATION

The Western District of Louisiana recently upgraded to NextGen CM/ECF. Click HERE for more information.

Welcome

Welcome to the official website for the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. Courthouses are located in Alexandria, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Monroe, and Shreveport.