About Louisiana Eastern Bankruptcy Court

Louisiana Eastern Bankruptcy Court is based in New Orleans. The court has jurisdiction for the following thirteen (13) counties in the state of Louisiana:

Louisiana Eastern Bankruptcy Court is part of the Fifth Circuit which encompasses the federal courts in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.

Court Locations

CM/ECF Information

Louisiana Eastern Bankruptcy Court's CM/ECF version is NextGen CM/ECF Release 1.8 (Revision 1.8.1). The maximum file size for a PDF upload is sixty (60) megabytes. CM/ECF for Louisiana Eastern Bankruptcy Court is available at:

Electronic Self-Representation (eSR) is an online tool to help individuals complete a chapter 7 or chapter 13 bankruptcy petition when they have decided to file bankruptcy without an attorney. eSR is available at:

Electronic Proof of Claim (ePOC) is an online tool to help creditors easily create, file, or amend a Proof of Claim (Official Form 410) without a login or password. ePOC is available at:

The CM/ECF Helpdesk phone number for Louisiana Eastern Bankruptcy Court is:

• 504-589-7878