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Western District of Louisiana

According to AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics, every Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 bankruptcy petition recorded in the Western District of Louisiana is covered here.

5,607
Total filings FY2024
Mid-volume district
1,007
Chapter 7
Below national share
4,546
Chapter 13
Above national share
111
Business
Below national share

Data updated September 2026

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The bottom line

Western District of Louisiana: 5,607 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, Chapter 7 accounting for 18%, a gain of 8.6% from FY2023.

18%
Chapter 7 (liquidation)
81%
Chapter 13 (repayment)
2.0%
business filings
+8.6%
vs FY2023

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

Consumer-dominated case split, FY2024

AOUSC case-type split of the same 5,607 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.

Western District of Louisiana: filing volume vs. every federal judicial district

FY2024 total bankruptcy filings, AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics

5,607 Top 40% higher than 60% of 89 federal judicial districts

0–1,500: 17 federal judicial districts (19%). Below this entry. 1,500–3,000: 14 federal judicial districts (16%). Below this entry. 3,000–4,500: 13 federal judicial districts (15%). Below this entry. 4,500–6,000: 14 federal judicial districts (16%). This entry sits in this band. 6,000–7,500: 10 federal judicial districts (11%). Above this entry. 7,500–9,000: 4 federal judicial districts (4%). Above this entry. 9,000–10,500: 5 federal judicial districts (6%). Above this entry. 10,500–12,000: 4 federal judicial districts (4%). Above this entry. 12,000–13,500: 2 federal judicial districts (2%). Above this entry. 13,500–15,000: 1 federal judicial districts (1%). Above this entry. 15,000–16,500: 5 federal judicial districts (6%). Above this entry. Western Louisiana 0 16,500 every federal judicial district, bucketed by value

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Source AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics · FY2024

Filing history on a Chapter 13-heavy book

2,0004,0006,0008,00010,000 FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24 5,607
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 5,607 1,007 41 13 4,546
FY2023 5,163 863 30 7 4,263
FY2022 4,721 828 16 3 3,874
FY2021 3,845 1,183 33 2 2,627
FY2020 5,429 1,415 25 8 3,981
FY2019 7,981 1,742 39 15 6,185
FY2018 8,489 1,748 40 13 6,688
FY2017 8,793 1,775 78 19 6,921
FY2016 8,945 1,721 64 7 7,153
FY2015 8,893 1,675 67 4 7,147

Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix

18%

Chapter 7 share

5,496

Consumer filings

  • Chapter 7 1,007 (18%)
  • Chapter 13 4,546 (81%)
  • Chapter 11 41 (1%)
  • Chapter 12 13 (0%)

FY2024 filings by chapter: 5,607 total across Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13.

Western District of Louisiana filings rose 8.6% year-over-year, from FY2023 to FY2024.

Unemployment & filings, side by side

With Louisiana unemployment essentially unchanged (3.7% to 3.7%), the Western District of Louisiana's 35.3% filing decline over FY2019-FY2023 points to a driver other than the labor market.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics state unemployment rate, annual average; AOUSC filing counts by fiscal year. A comparison, not a claim of cause.

Chapter 13-heavy district mix

Western District of Louisiana's Chapter 13-heavy mix

Chapter 13 share ranks #3 of 89 among districts (highest share = #1); Chapter 7 is 18% of FY2024 filings here.

Over FY2015–FY2024, filings in the Western District of Louisiana fell 37.0%, 4.4 points above the national decline of 41.3% over the same span.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

In FY2024, 5,607 bankruptcy cases were filed in the Western District of Louisiana, ranking it 36 out of 89 federal judicial districts by volume.

What share of filings in this district are business cases?

In FY2024, 111 of the Western District of Louisiana's filings were business cases, versus 5,496 non-business (consumer) filings.

Nationwide peers on Chapter 13 share

Two AOUSC peer sets for the Western 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 (5,607 here).

Eastern Missouri 5,647 Northern California 5,692 Middle Alabama 5,840 Western Kentucky 5,844

Similar Chapter 13 share

Nearest other-state districts by Chapter 13 share of Chapter 7 plus 13 filings.

Southern Alabama 79% Ch.13 Southern Georgia 86% Ch.13 Eastern North Carolina 75% Ch.13 Western Tennessee 75% Ch.13

What to do with this

Western District of Louisiana's own numbers, then where to compare them.

  • This district ranks #36 of 89 nationally by FY2024 filing volume - see how every federal district stacks up. National rankings
  • 18% of FY2024 filings here were Chapter 7 liquidations, not Chapter 13 repayment plans - the guide breaks down what separates the two. Chapter 7 vs Chapter 13
  • Western District of Louisiana is one federal district in Louisiana - see the full state rollup across every district. Louisiana overview

Figures are Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AOUSC) Judicial Caseload Statistics FY2024 filings - see the methodology page for how districts and chapters are defined.

Data sourced from Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AOUSC) Judicial Caseload Statistics. See our methodology for details. Western District of Louisiana FY2024 profile (#36 of 89 volume · #3 of 89 Ch.13 share · chapter 13-heavy district mix) retrieved and formatted by PlainBankruptcy.