United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
(E.D. La.)
Location	New Orleans More locations Houma
Appeals to	Fifth Circuit
Established	March 3, 1881
Judges	12
Chief Judge	Nannette Jolivette Brown
Officers of the court
U.S. Attorney	Duane A. Evans
U.S. Marshal	Enix Smith III
www.laed.uscourts.gov

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (in case citations, E.D. La.) is a United States federal court based in New Orleans.

Appeals from the Eastern District of Louisiana are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).

As of March 1, 2021^[update], the United States attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana is Duane A. Evans.^[1][2]