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Western District of Louisiana

Every Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 bankruptcy petition recorded in the Western District of Louisiana, sourced from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.

3,884
Total filings FY2024
2,029
Chapter 7
1,798
Chapter 13
177
Business

Data updated July 2026

The bottom line

Western District of Louisiana: 3,884 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, Chapter 7 accounting for 52%, a gain of 11.9% from FY2023.

52%
Chapter 7 (liquidation)
46%
Chapter 13 (repayment)
4.6%
business filings
+11.9%
vs FY2023

Filed in federal, not state, court; counted by fiscal year (Oct–Sep). Not legal advice.

Filing History

2,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,000 FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24 3,884
Total bankruptcy filings in the Western District of Louisiana by fiscal year. Source: AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
Year Total Ch. 7 Ch. 11 Ch. 12 Ch. 13
FY2024 3,884 2,029 51 6 1,798
FY2023 3,472 1,896 42 8 1,526
FY2022 3,103 1,886 31 9 1,177
FY2021 3,309 2,143 32 10 1,124
FY2020 4,357 2,792 47 7 1,511
FY2019 6,200 3,335 44 5 2,816
FY2018 6,238 3,379 42 5 2,812
FY2017 6,143 3,497 46 6 2,594
FY2016 6,357 3,806 47 7 2,497
FY2015 6,758 4,061 49 7 2,641

Year-over-Year Trend & Chapter Mix

52%

Chapter 7 share

3,707

Consumer filings

  • Chapter 7 2,029 (52%)
  • Chapter 13 1,798 (46%)
  • Chapter 11 51 (1%)
  • Chapter 12 6 (0%)

FY2024 filings by chapter: 3,884 total across Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13.

Western District of Louisiana filings rose 11.9% year-over-year, from FY2023 to FY2024.

Western District of Louisiana vs. the National Trend

Over FY2015–FY2024, filings in the Western District of Louisiana fell 42.5%, roughly tracking the national decline of 42.5% over the same span.

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the FY2024 bankruptcy filing count for the Western District of Louisiana?

In FY2024, 3,884 bankruptcy cases were filed in the Western District of Louisiana, ranking it 59 out of 90 federal judicial districts by volume.

What share of filings in this district are business cases?

In FY2024, 177 of the Western District of Louisiana's filings were business cases, versus 3,707 non-business (consumer) filings.

Data sourced from Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AOUSC) Judicial Caseload Statistics. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBankruptcy Editorial

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