What is the difference between Chapter 7 and Chapter 13?

Chapter 7 sells nonexempt property to pay creditors and usually ends within months. Chapter 13 lets people with regular income keep property and repay debts over three to five years under a court-approved plan.

Where do these numbers come from?

The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts publishes Table F-5A, which counts bankruptcy cases commenced in each county over a 12-month period, by chapter and by business or nonbusiness debt.

Checked Oct 22, 2026

Louisiana Bankruptcy Filings

12 months ending 06/30/2026

Cases filed: 10,628; +11.6% from a year earlier
Chapter 7: 2,682
Chapter 13: 7,657
Business cases: 439

Counts are bankruptcy cases filed, grouped by the county of the debtor's address as reported by the courts, so state totals include residents who filed in another state's court. A case can include a married couple filing jointly. Chapter 7 is liquidation, Chapter 13 is a repayment plan for individuals and Chapter 11 is reorganization, mostly for businesses. These are statistics only and do not describe any person or case.

Business bankruptcy cases in Louisiana by county, with companies, banks and industries.

Business bankruptcies

Five-year trend

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12 months ending	Total	Chapter 7	Chapter 13	Business
06/30/2026	10,628	2,682	7,657	439
06/30/2025	9,520	2,280	7,138	232
06/30/2024	8,995	2,031	6,869	252
06/30/2023	7,934	1,783	6,087	190
06/30/2022	6,357	1,814	4,494	153

By county

12 months ending 06/30/2026

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County	Cases	Per 1,000 residents	Chapter 7	Chapter 13
Caddo Parish	886	3.94	133	750
Jefferson Parish	787	1.84	181	556
Ouachita Parish	754	4.78	93	660
Orleans Parish	718	1.98	175	433
St. Tammany Parish	620	2.23	223	378
East Baton Rouge Parish	617	1.36	331	276
Lafayette Parish	475	1.87	184	284
Calcasieu Parish	419	2.03	94	321
Bossier Parish	398	3.04	73	325
Rapides Parish	398	3.16	116	280
Tangipahoa Parish	282	2.02	76	199
Livingston Parish	266	1.74	131	133
Terrebonne Parish	232	2.23	54	174
Ascension Parish	225	1.68	84	137
St. John the Baptist Parish	176	4.43	11	159
St. Landry Parish	163	2.02	38	122
Lafourche Parish	160	1.68	31	125
Iberia Parish	158	2.34	40	117
Webster Parish	134	3.81	23	111
Avoyelles Parish	127	3.31	32	94
Lincoln Parish	121	2.51	24	97
Morehouse Parish	121	5.09	11	110
Natchitoches Parish	116	3.22	26	88
St. Martin Parish	115	2.25	35	78
Union Parish	114	5.53	13	100
Franklin Parish	105	5.50	17	86
De Soto Parish	104	3.81	10	94
Allen Parish	102	4.53	5	97
St. Charles Parish	100	1.98	21	72
St. Bernard Parish	95	2.12	16	76
Acadia Parish	93	1.64	27	66
Vermilion Parish	93	1.61	32	61
Beauregard Parish	92	2.51	13	79
Richland Parish	90	4.58	8	81
Vernon Parish	87	1.90	9	77
Washington Parish	77	1.71	46	26
St. Mary Parish	72	1.54	29	39
Jefferson Davis Parish	59	1.88	13	46
Evangeline Parish	58	1.83	12	44
Grant Parish	54	2.44	17	35
Bienville Parish	51	4.11	9	42
Sabine Parish	51	2.35	14	37
West Baton Rouge Parish	51	1.79	25	25
St. James Parish	49	2.56	5	44
Iberville Parish	48	1.61	18	30
Claiborne Parish	46	3.40	5	41
Concordia Parish	42	2.36	10	32
LaSalle Parish	39	2.65	11	27
Jackson Parish	37	2.50	2	35
Madison Parish	37	4.07	4	33
Assumption Parish	33	1.65	8	24
Red River Parish	33	4.56	3	30
Plaquemines Parish	31	1.39	8	18
Winn Parish	31	2.31	5	26
West Carroll Parish	30	3.24	3	23
Caldwell Parish	29	3.09	0	29
Pointe Coupee Parish	28	1.41	16	12
Catahoula Parish	24	2.90	9	15
East Carroll Parish	22	3.19	2	17
St. Helena Parish	17	1.57	7	10
Tensas Parish	17	4.42	4	9
East Feliciana Parish	8	0.42	4	4
West Feliciana Parish	8	0.53	3	5
Cameron Parish	3	0.64	0	3

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Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between Chapter 7 and Chapter 13?: Chapter 7 sells nonexempt property to pay creditors and usually ends within months. Chapter 13 lets people with regular income keep property and repay debts over three to five years under a court-approved plan.
Where do these numbers come from?: The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts publishes Table F-5A, which counts bankruptcy cases commenced in each county over a 12-month period, by chapter and by business or nonbusiness debt.

Source: Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Table F-5A · Last updated 06/30/2026

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Bankruptcy Filings Statistics (Table F-5A)Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts

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