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: VISITOR RESTRICTIONS EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY IN LIGHT OF COVID-19 VIRUS (coronavirus)

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

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

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

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

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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.