UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
GENERAL ORDER NO. 24-1
September 12, 2024
On September 9, 2024, Governor Jeff Landry issued Executive Order Number JML 24-
142 declaring a state of emergency as a result of then Tropical Storm Francine. On September 11,
2024, Hurricane Francine made landfall in Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane. Due to Hurricane
Francine, the Eastern District of Louisiana was closed on Wednesday, September 11, 2024 and
Thursday, September 12, 2024. The Court finds that the federal courthouse and the office of the
Clerk of Court were not meaningfully accessible under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 6(a) and
Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 26(a) during this period.
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that all deadlines and delays, including prescriptive and
peremptive periods, in cases pending or to be filed in this Court are hereby suspended from
September 11, 2024 through September 12, 2024. All filings due during this period shall be
deemed timely filed if filed on or before Friday, September 13, 2024.
12th day of September, 2024.
New Orleans, Louisiana, this _______
NANNETTE JOLIVETTE BROWN
CHIEF JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
