Summary: Here is information about the US District Courts in the state of Louisiana. This includes a directory of the judges and other legal officials in this state.
Eastern District of Louisiana
Chief Judge:
Sarah S. Vance
500 Poydras St., Room C255, New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 589-7595; Fax: (504) 589-7598
Judges:
Lance M. Africk
500 Poydras St., Room C405, New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 589-7605; Fax: (504) 589-7608
Carl J. Barbier
500 Poydras St., Room C256, New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 589-7525; Fax: (504) 589-4536
Helen G. (Ginger)
Berrigan 500 Poydras St., Room C556, New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 589-7515; Fax: (504) 589-2643
Nanette Jolivette Brown
500 Poydras St., Room C317, New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 589-7505; Fax: (504) 589-7507
Stanwood R. Duval, Jr.
500 Poydras St., Room C368, New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 589-7540; Fax: (504) 589-2393
Kurt D. Engelhardt
500 Poydras St., Room C367, New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 589-7645; Fax: (504) 589-4457
Eldon E. Fallon
500 Poydras St., Room C456, New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 589-7545; Fax: (504) 589-6966
Martin L.C. Feldman
500 Poydras St., Room C555, New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 589-7550; Fax: (504) 589-4470
Ivan L.R. Lemelle
500 Poydras St., Room C525, New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 589-7555; Fax: (504) 589-7623
Mary Ann Vial Lemmon
500 Poydras St., Room C406, New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 589-7565; Fax: (504) 589-2239
Janet M. Triche-Milazzo
500 Poydras St., Room C206, New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 589-7585; Fax: (504) 589-7521
Jay C. Zainey
500 Poydras St., Room C455, New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 589-7590; Fax: (504) 589-4575
Senior Judges:
Frederick J.R. Heebe
500 Poydras St., New Orleans, IA 70130 (504) 589-7650
A.J. McNamara
500 Poydras St., New Orleans, LA 70130 (504) 589-7650
U.S. Magistrate Judges:
Joseph C. Wilkinson, Jr. (Chief Judge)
500 Poydras St., Room B409, New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 589-7630; Fax: (504) 589-7633
Daniel E. Knowles III
500 Poydras St., Room B-335, New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 589-7575; Fax: (504) 589-4500
Michael B. North
500 Poydras St., Room B-419, New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 589-7610; Fax: (504) 589-7613
Karen Wells Roby
500 Poydras St., Room B-437, New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 589-7615; Fax: (504) 589-7618
Sally Shushan
500 Poydras St., Room B-345, New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 589-7620; Fax: (504) 589-4994
Clerk, U.S. District Court:
William W. Blevins
(504) 589-7600; Fax: (504) 589-7699
ECF Help Desk: (504) 589-7788
U.S. Bankruptcy Judges:
Elizabeth W. Magner (Chief Judge)
B-741B Hale Boggs Federal Bldg., 500 Poydras St.,
New Orleans, LA 70130 (504) 589-7800
Jerry A. Brown
B-741A Hale Boggs Federal Bldg., 500 Poydras St.,
New Orleans, LA 70130 (504) 589-7810
Clerk, U.S. Bankruptcy Court:
Sheila K. Booth
B-601 Hale Boggs Federal Bldg., 500 Poydras St.,
New Orleans, LA 70130 (504) 589-7878
McVCIS: (866) 222-8029
U.S. Atty.:
Kenneth J. Polite
650 Poydras St., Suite 1600, New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 680-3000; Fax: (504) 589-3594
Website: https://www.justice.gov/usao/lae
Chief U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services Officer:
Kito Bess
500 Poydras St., Room B505, New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 589-3200; Fax: (504) 589-3286
300 E. Thomas, Suite B, Hammond, LA 70403
(985) 542-6317; Fax: (985) 542-9627
Federal Public Defender:
Rebecca Hudsmith (Acting)
500 Poydras St., Suite 318, New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 589-7930; Fax: (504) 589-2556
Website: www.federaldefender.net
U.S. Marshal:
Genevieve (Genny) May
500 Poydras St., Room B724, New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 589-6079; Fax: (504) 589-4028
Middle District of Louisiana
Chief Judge:
Brian A. Jackson
777 Florida St., Suite 375, Baton Rouge, LA 70801
(225) 389-3692; Fax: (225) 389-3693
Senior Judge:
James J. Brady
777 Florida St., Suite 369, Baton Rouge, LA 70801-1712
(225) 389-4030; Fax: (225) 389-4031
U.S. Magistrate Judges:
Richard L. Bourgeois, Jr.
777 Florida St., Suite 278, Baton Rouge, LA 70801
(225) 389-3602
Stephen C. Riedlinger
777 Florida St., Suite 260, Baton Rouge, LA 70801-1712
(225) 389-3584; Fax: (225) 389-3585
Clerk, U.S. District Court:
Donna J. Gregory (Acting)
777 Florida St., Suite 139, Baton Rouge, LA 70801-1712
(225) 389-3500; Fax: (225) 389-3501
PACER: (800) 616-8757
Website: www.lamd.uscourts.gov
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge:
Douglas D. Dodd
707 Florida St., Room 236, Baton Rouge, LA 70801
(225) 346-3335
Clerk, U.S. Bankruptcy Court:
Monica M. Menier
707 Florida St., Room 119, Baton Rouge, LA 70801
(225) 346-3333; Fax: (225) 346-3334
PACER (Registration): (800) 676-6656
McVCIS: (866) 222-8029
Website: www.lamb.uscourts.gov
U.S. Atty.:
J. Walter Green
(225) 389-0443; Fax: (225) 389-0561
Chief U.S. Probation &Pretrial Services Officer:
Clarence Rambo
777 Florida St., Suite 161, Baton Rouge, IA 70801-1712
(225) 389-3600; Fax: (225) 389-3601
Federal Public Defender:
Rebecca L. Hudsmith
707 Florida St., Suite 303, Baton Rouge, LA 70801
(225) 382-2118; Fax: (225) 382-2119
102 Versailles Blvd., Suite 816, Lafayette, LA 70501
(337) 262-6336; Fax: (337) 262-6605
2199 U.S. Courthouse, 300 Fannin St., Shreveport, LA 71101-6300
(318) 676-3310; Fax: (318) 676-3313
U.S. Marshal:
Kevin C. Harrison
G-48 U.S. Courthouse, 777 Florida St., Baton Rouge, LA 70801
(225) 389-0364; Fax: (225) 389-0370
Western District of Louisiana
Chief Judge:
Dee D. Drell
515 Murray St., Suite 211, Alexandria, LA 71301
(318) 473-7420
Judges:
Rebecca F. Doherty
800 Lafayette St., Suite 4900, Lafayette, LA 70501
(337) 593-5050
Elizabeth E. Foote
300 Fanin St., Suite 4300, Shreveport, LA 71101-3059
(318) 934-4780
Richard T. Haik, Sr.
800 Lafayette St., Suite 4200, Lafayette, LA 70501
(337) 593-5100
S. Maurice Hides
300 Fannin St., Suite 5101, Shreveport, LA 71101-3059
(318) 676-3055
Robert G. Janies
Federal Bldg., 201 Jackson St., Monroe, LA 71201
Mailing Address:
RO. Drawer 3107, Monroe, LA 71210 (318) 322-6230
Patricia Minaldi
611 Broad St., Suite 328, Lake Charles, LA 70601
(337) 437-3880
Senior Judges:
Tom Stagg
U.S. Courthouse, Suite 4100, 300 Fannin St.,
Shreveport, LA 71101-3091 (318) 676-3260
James T. Trimble, Jr.
611 Broad St., Suite 237, Lake Charles, LA 70601 (337) 437-3884
515 Murray St., Suite 111, P.O. Box 1031, Alexandria, LA 71309
(318) 473-7375
Donald E. Walter
300 Fannin St., Suite 4200, Shreveport, LA 71101-3059 (318) 676-3175
U.S. Magistrate Judges:
Patrick J. Hanna
800 Lafayette St., Suite 3500, Lafayette, LA 70501 (337) 593-5140
Karen L. Hayes
Federal Bldg., 201 Jackson St., P.O. Drawer 3087, Monroe, LA 71210
(318) 388-6036
C. Michael Hill
800 Lafayette St., Suite 3400, Lafayette, LA 70501 (337) 593-5160
Mark L. Hornsby
U.S. Courthouse, Suite 1148, 300 Fannin St., Shreveport, LA 71101-3087
(318) 676-3265
Kathleen Kay
611 Broad St., Suite 209, Lake Charles, LA 70601 (337) 437-3874
James D. Kirk
515 Murray St., Room 331, Alexandria, LA 71309 (318) 473-7510
Clerk, U.S. District Court:
Tony R. Moore
800 Lafayette St., Suite 2100, Lafayette, LA 70501
(337) 593-5000; Fax: (337) 593-5027
Website: www.lawd.uscourts.gov
U.S. Courthouse, Suite 1167, 300 Fannin St., Shreveport, LA 71101-3083
(318) 676-4273; Fax: (318) 676-3966
611 Broad St., Suite 188, Lake Charles, LA 70601
(337) 437-3870; Fax: (337) 437-3873
515 Main St., Alexandria, LA 71301
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1269, Alexandria, LA 71309-1614
(318) 473-7415; Fax: (318) 473-7345
215 Federal Bldg., 201 Jackson St., Drawer 3087, Monroe, LA 71201
(318) 322-6740; Fax: (318) 387-9661
U.S. Bankruptcy Judges:
Robert R. Summerhays (Chief Judge)
214 Jefferson St., Suite 120, Lafayette, LA 70501 (337) 262-6383
Stephen V. Callaway
300 Fannin St., Suite 4400, Shreveport, LA 71101-3088 (318) 676-4269
Henley A. Hunter
300 Jackson St., Suite 116, Alexandria, LA 71301 (318) 443-8083
Clerk, U.S. Bankruptcy Court:
Edward A. Takara
U.S. Courthouse, Suite 2201, 300 Fannin St., Shreveport, LA 71101
(318) 676-4267; Toll-free: (866) 721-2105; McVCIS: (866) 222-8029
300 Jackson St., Suite 116, Alexandria, LA 71301 (318) 445-1890
214 Jefferson St., Suite 100, Lafayette, LA 70501 (337) 262-6800
U.S. Atty.:
Stephanie A. Finley
800 Lafayette St., Suite 2200, Lafayette, LA 70501
(337) 262-6618; Fax: (337) 262-6682
300 Fannin St., Suite 3201, Shreveport, LA 71101
(318) 676-3600; Fax: (318) 676-3641
Chief U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services Officer:
Willie Leday (28 Officers)
800 Lafayette St., Suite 2400, Lafayette, LA 70501
(337) 593-5180; Fax: (337) 593-5220
515 Murray St., Suite 105B, Alexandria, LA 71309
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 889, Alexandria, LA 71309-0889
(318) 473-7410; Fax: (318) 473-7435
611 Broad St., Suite 178, Lake Charles, LA 70601
(337) 437-3891; Fax: (337) 437-3896
201 Jackson St., Suite 304, Monroe, LA 71201
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 3284, Monroe, LA 71210-3284
(318) 323-1324; Fax: (318) 322-0112
300 Fannin St., Suite 2202, Shreveport, LA 71101-3082
(318) 676-3295; Fax: (318) 676-3288
Federal Public Defender:
Rebecca L. Hudsmith
102 Versailles Blvd., Suite 816, Lafayette, LA 70501
(337) 262-6336; Fax: (337) 262-6605
707 Florida St., Suite 303, Baton Rouge, LA 70801
(225) 382-2118; Fax: (225) 382-2119
2199 U.S. Courthouse, 300 Fannin St., Shreveport, LA 71101-6300
(318) 676-3310; Fax: (318) 676-3313
U.S. Marshal:
Henry Lee Whitehom, Sr.
U.S. Courthouse, Suite 1202, 300 Fannin St., Shreveport, LA 71101-6304
(318) 934-4300; Fax: (318) 676-4295
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