Federal civil filings in Louisiana

In , 5,438 civil cases were filed in the federal courts in Louisiana by the official count; case numbers in the public record imply 5,898.

Data through : the CourtListener bulk dockets snapshot of and the courts' live case-number feeds since.

Districts in Louisiana

Civil filings per week in Louisiana, by district, calibrated to the official annual counts.

Districts in LouisianaCivil filings per {u} in Louisiana, by district, calibrated to the official annual counts0100200300Dec 8, 2025Mar 2, 2026May 25, 2026Aug 17, 2026Nov 9, 2026todayNov 12Districts in LouisianaCivil filings per {u} in Louisiana, by district, calibrated to the official annual counts0100200300May 25, 2026Aug 17, 2026Nov 9, 2026todayNov 12
Show the numbers
The numbers behind the chart; hatched periods are estimates (method).
Week ofW.D. LouisianaE.D. LouisianaM.D. LouisianaObservedEstimate
Nov 17, 202547301592
Nov 24, 202547301592
Dec 1, 2025593120110
Dec 8, 2025593120110
Dec 15, 2025593120110
Dec 22, 2025593120110
Dec 29, 2025753825138
Jan 5, 2026874328158
Jan 12, 2026874328158
Jan 19, 2026874328158
Jan 26, 2026844228154
Feb 2, 2026653923127
Feb 9, 2026653923127
Feb 16, 2026653923127
Feb 23, 2026683925132
Mar 2, 2026914333167
Mar 9, 2026914333167
Mar 16, 2026914333167
Mar 23, 2026914333167
Mar 30, 2026894332164
Apr 6, 2026894332164
Apr 13, 2026894332164
Apr 20, 2026894332164
Apr 27, 2026934229164
May 4, 2026993926164
May 11, 2026993926164
May 18, 2026993926164
May 25, 2026993926164
Jun 1, 20261185026194
Jun 8, 20261185026194
Jun 15, 20261185026194
Jun 22, 20261185026194
Jun 29, 20261274528200
Jul 6, 20261304329202
Jul 13, 20261304329202
Jul 20, 20261304329202
Jul 27, 20261254227194
Aug 3, 20261104020170
Aug 10, 20261104020170
Aug 17, 20261104020170
Aug 24, 20261104020170
Aug 31, 20261085126185
Sep 7, 20261085327188
Sep 14, 20261085327188
Sep 21, 20261085327188
Sep 28, 2026128573281217
Oct 5, 20261425935236
Oct 12, 20261425935236
Oct 19, 20261425935236
Oct 26, 20261425935236
Nov 2, 20261425935236
Nov 9, 20261425935236
Source: CourtListener bulk dockets

Districts

Implied civil filings, against , from case numbers.

Implied civil filings by district, Jul to Sep 2026. Source: CourtListener bulk dockets.
#NameImpliedObservedShareChangeTrend
1W.D. Louisiana LA1,5031,58657.7%+15.4%
2E.D. Louisiana LA77252929.6%+3.8%
3M.D. Louisiana LA33233212.7%-6.7%
Source: CourtListener bulk dockets

Newest case numbers

The highest civil case number seen in each district, with where and when it was seen.

DistrictNewest civil case numberSeenSource
E.D. Louisiana 2:26-cv-02591 court feed
E.D. Louisiana 2:26-cv-02210 bulk snapshot
E.D. Louisiana 2:25-cv-02583 bulk snapshot
M.D. Louisiana 3:26-cv-01271 court feed
M.D. Louisiana 3:26-cv-01047 bulk snapshot
M.D. Louisiana 3:25-cv-01162 bulk snapshot
W.D. Louisiana 1:26-cv-04752 court feed
W.D. Louisiana 6:26-cv-04751 court feed
W.D. Louisiana 3:26-cv-04749 court feed

By year

Counted, calibrated and official civil filings each year for the districts in Louisiana.

YearImpliedCalibratedAO officialCounted per officialObserved docketsSource
10,974 10,215 CL
20,660 19,704 CL
21,532 20,760 CL
17,118 16,438 CL
17,383 16,532 CL
6,078 5,376 CL
7,619 7,062 CL
12,968 12,457 12,457 1.04x 12,329 CL AO
10,965 10,591 10,591 1.04x 10,194 CL AO
5,830 5,162 5,162 1.13x 4,950 CL AO
5,898 5,438 5,438 1.08x 5,283 CL AO
so far 7,092 6,662 6,505 CL

See also: all districts, all states, case types, how these numbers are made, methodology, principles, corrections.

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