Federal judicial district · FY2024 · AOUSC
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 August 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.
Consumer vs business filings, FY2024
AOUSC case-type split of the same 3,884 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 | 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 |
Upper-band YoY 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.
Chapter 13-heavy district mix
Western District of Louisiana's Chapter 13-heavy mix
Chapter 13 share ranks #26 of 90 among districts (highest share = #1); Chapter 7 is 52% of FY2024 filings here.
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.
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 (3,884 here).
Similar Chapter 13 share
Nearest other-state districts by Chapter 13 share of Chapter 7 plus 13 filings.