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About Louisiana Western District Court

Louisiana Western District Court is based in Lafayette, with locations in Alexandria, Lake Charles, Monroe, and Shreveport. The court has jurisdiction for the following forty-two (42) counties in the state of Louisiana:

Acadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Calcasieu, Caldwell, Cameron, Catahoula, Claiborne, Concordia, De Soto, East Carroll, Evangeline, Franklin, Grant, Iberia, Jackson, Jefferson Davis, La Salle, Lafayette, Lincoln, Madison, Morehouse, Natchitoches, Ouachita, Rapides, Red River, Richland, Sabine, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, Tensas, Union, Vermilion, Vernon, Webster, West Carroll, and Winn

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

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CM/ECF Information

Louisiana Western District Court's CM/ECF version is NextGen CM/ECF Release 1.8 (Revision 1.8.2). The maximum file size for a PDF upload is fifty (50) megabytes. CM/ECF for Louisiana Western District Court is available at:

https://ecf.lawd.uscourts.gov

The CM/ECF Helpdesk phone number for Louisiana Western District Court is:

866-323-1101