Courts of Louisiana
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Courts of Louisiana include:


State courts of Louisiana
  • Louisiana Supreme Court
    Louisiana Supreme Court
    The Supreme Court of Louisiana is the highest court and court of last resort in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The modern Supreme Court, composed of seven justices, meets in the French Quarter of New Orleans....

    • Louisiana Circuit Courts of Appeal
      Louisiana Circuit Courts of Appeal
      The Louisiana Circuit Courts of Appeal are the intermediate appellate courts for the state of Louisiana.There are five circuits, each covering a different group of parishes...

       (5 circuits)
      • Louisiana District Courts (40 districts)


Federal courts located in Louisiana
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:* Eastern District of Louisiana* Middle District of Louisiana...

     (headquartered in New Orleans
    New Orleans, Louisiana
    New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...

    , having jurisdiction over the United States District Courts of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas)
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
    United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
    The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana is a federal trial court based in New Orleans. Like all U.S...

  • United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
    United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
    The United States Court for the Middle District of Louisiana comprises the parishes of Ascension, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, Saint Helena, West Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana. Court is held at the United States Courthouse in Baton Rouge, Louisiana...

  • United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
    United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
    The United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana is a United States federal court with jurisdiction over approximately two thirds of the state of Louisiana, with courts in Alexandria, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Monroe and Shreveport...



Former federal courts of Louisiana
  • United States District Court for the District of Orleans
    United States District Court for the District of Orleans
    The United States District Court for the District of Orleans was a United States district court created on March 26, 1804, by 2 Stat. 283, to resolve disputes in the Territory of Orleans, the portion of the Louisiana Purchase south of the 33rd parallel....

     (territorial court
    United States territorial court
    The United States territorial courts are tribunals established in territories of the United States by the United States Congress, pursuant to its power under Article Four of the United States Constitution, the Territorial Clause...

     of the Territory of Orleans, extinct, abolished when Louisiana became a state on April 30, 1812)
  • United States District Court for the District of Louisiana (extinct, subdivided)


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