UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
GENERAL ORDER NO. 21-15
October 22, 2021
To combat the spread of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), given the severity of risks
posed to the public, Court staff, and other Court agencies, the undersigned as Chief Judge of the
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana hereby orders as follows, effective
November 1, 2021:
All individuals seeking entry to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of
Louisiana (including District Judges’ chambers and courtrooms, Magistrate Judges’ chambers and
courtrooms, the Clerk’s Office, the U.S. Probation Office, and the Bankruptcy Court) must provide
proof of vaccination or a negative PCR test taken within 72 hours before entry. If anyone needing
to enter the courthouse does not have the required credentials, the Court will provide a rapid test
to be self-administered prior to entry. The mask mandate and COVID-19 screening requirements,
applicable to the entire Hale Boggs Federal Building, remain in effect for the United States District
Court.1
IT IS ORDERED.
22nd day of October, 2021.
New Orleans, Louisiana, this ______
NANNETTE JOLIVETTE BROWN
CHIEF JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
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See COVID-19 General Order 21-10 dated July 29, 2021 and Amended COVID-19 General Order 20-01 dated
September 27, 2020.
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