Jun 4, 2025

Eastern District of Louisiana

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana is a federal court in the Fifth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).

Jurisdiction

What parishes are in the Eastern District of Louisiana?

The Eastern District of Louisiana encompasses the following parishes: Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Terrebonne, and Washington.

History

The United States District Court for the District of Louisiana was established on March 26, 1804, by 2 Stat. 283. On March 3, 1823, the district was subdivided into Eastern and Western Districts. The Middle District was created later, in 1971.

Courthouses

The main courthouse is the Hale Boggs Federal Building and United States Courthouse in New Orleans.

See also

• United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
• United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana

References

Official website of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

Eastern District of Louisiana