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Congress again abolished the Western District of Louisiana and reorganized Louisiana as a single judicial district on July 27, 1866, by 14 Stat. 300. [3] On March 3, 1881, by 21 Stat. 507, Louisiana was for a third time divided into Eastern and the Western Districts, with one judgeship authorized for each. [3]
United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana [6] Former federal courts of Louisiana. United States District Court for the District of Orleans (territorial court of the Territory of Orleans, extinct, abolished when Louisiana became a state on April 30, 1812) United States District Court for the District of Louisiana ...
The United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana (in case citations, W.D. La.) is a United States federal court with jurisdiction over approximately two thirds of the state of Louisiana, with courts in Alexandria, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Monroe, and Shreveport. These cities comprise the Western District of Louisiana.
Map of the boundaries of the 94 United States District Courts. The district courts were established by Congress under Article III of the United States Constitution.The courts hear civil and criminal cases, and each is paired with a bankruptcy court. [2]
Each district also has a United States Marshal who serves the court system. Three territories of the United States — the Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands — have district courts that hear federal cases, including bankruptcy cases. [1] The breakdown of what is in each judicial district is codified in 28 U.S.C. §§ 81–131.
United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana [141] United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana [142] Former federal courts of Louisiana. United States District Court for the District of Orleans (territorial court of the Territory of Orleans, extinct, abolished when Louisiana became a state on April 30 ...
In June 2022, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana ruled that HB1 likely violated the Voting Rights Act, issuing an injunction and ordering the Legislature to adopt a new map.
Congress again abolished the Western District of Louisiana and reorganized Louisiana as a single judicial district on July 27, 1866, by 14 Stat. 300. [32] On March 3, 1881, by 21 Stat. 507, Louisiana was for a third time divided into Eastern and the Western Districts, with one judgeship authorized for each. [32]