Divisions of the Court and Intra-District Case Assignment
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Louisiana
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The Bankruptcy Court has five Divisions. Petitions for relief under Title 11 of the United States Code shall be assigned to one of the Divisions as determined by the following: (1) Alexandria Division – Petitions from the Parishes of Avoyelles, Catahoula, Concordia, Grant, LaSalle, Natchitoches, Rapides, Vernon and Winn shall be assigned to the Alexandria Division. (2) Lafayette Division – Petitions from the Parishes of Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, and Vermillion shall be assigned to the Lafayette Division. (3) Lake Charles Division – Petitions from the Parishes of Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron and Jefferson Davis shall be assigned to the Lake Charles Division.
(4) Monroe Division – Petitions from the Parishes of Caldwell, East Carroll, West Carroll, Franklin, Jackson, Lincoln, Madison, Morehouse, Ouachita, Richland, Tensas, and Union shall be assigned to the Monroe Division. (5) Shreveport Division – Petitions from the Parishes of Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, DeSoto, Red River, Sabine, and Webster shall be assigned to the Shreveport Division.