Federal judicial district · FY2024 · AOUSC
Eastern District of Louisiana
Every Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 bankruptcy petition recorded in the Eastern District of Louisiana, sourced from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 5,938
- Total filings FY2024
- 3,102
- Chapter 7
- 2,750
- Chapter 13
- 271
- Business
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
FY2024 closed with 5,938 filings in the Eastern District of Louisiana, 52% Chapter 7, up 11.9% on FY2023.
- 52%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 46%
- Chapter 13 (repayment)
- 4.6%
- business filings
- +11.9%
- vs FY2023
Fiscal year runs Oct–Sep; all cases here are federal, not state, filings. Not legal advice.
Consumer vs business filings, FY2024
AOUSC case-type split of the same 5,938 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.
Filing history on a Chapter 13-heavy book
| Year | Total | Ch. 7 | Ch. 11 | Ch. 12 | Ch. 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 5,938 | 3,102 | 77 | 9 | 2,750 |
| FY2023 | 5,305 | 2,898 | 63 | 11 | 2,333 |
| FY2022 | 4,744 | 2,885 | 46 | 12 | 1,801 |
| FY2021 | 5,061 | 3,279 | 48 | 15 | 1,719 |
| FY2020 | 6,662 | 4,269 | 71 | 11 | 2,311 |
| FY2019 | 9,483 | 5,102 | 67 | 8 | 4,306 |
| FY2018 | 9,543 | 5,169 | 66 | 8 | 4,300 |
| FY2017 | 9,394 | 5,348 | 70 | 9 | 3,967 |
| FY2016 | 9,722 | 5,820 | 72 | 11 | 3,819 |
| FY2015 | 10,333 | 6,210 | 74 | 10 | 4,039 |
Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix
52%
Chapter 7 share
5,667
Consumer filings
- Chapter 7 3,102 (52%)
- Chapter 13 2,750 (46%)
- Chapter 11 77 (1%)
- Chapter 12 9 (0%)
Chapter breakdown of the 5,938 FY2024 filings in the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Filings increased 11.9% from FY2023 to FY2024 in the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Chapter 13-heavy district mix
Eastern District of Louisiana's Chapter 13-heavy mix
Chapter 13 share ranks #24 of 90 among districts (highest share = #1); Chapter 7 is 52% of FY2024 filings here.
Between FY2015 and FY2024, the Eastern District of Louisiana's filing count fell 42.5%, roughly tracking the national decline of 42.5%.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many bankruptcy cases were filed in the Eastern District of Louisiana in FY2024?
The Eastern District of Louisiana had 5,938 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, the #39 busiest of the 90 federal districts by filing volume.
What share of filings in this district are business cases?
Of the Eastern District of Louisiana's FY2024 filings, 271 were business cases and 5,667 were non-business (consumer) cases.
Nationwide peers on Chapter 13 share
Two AOUSC peer sets for the Eastern District of Louisiana in FY2024, both outside Louisiana so the neighborhoods are not state containment (same-state courts stay in Other districts below). Volume peers are nearest other-state districts by total filings; Chapter 13 peers are nearest by Ch.13 share of Chapter 7 plus 13 filings.
Similar filing volume
Nearest other-state districts by FY2024 total filings (5,938 here).
Similar Chapter 13 share
Nearest other-state districts by Chapter 13 share of Chapter 7 plus 13 filings.