About Us
The District
The Eastern District of Louisiana consists of the following thirteen (13) parishes located in South Louisiana: Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. James, St. John, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Terrebonne and Washington.
Approximately 1,662,700 persons reside in the District, based upon data compiled by the State of Louisiana in 1997. The major metropolitan area in the District is the City of New Orleans (Orleans Parish), with a population of approximately 473,000. Orleans and Jefferson Parishes are by far the two largest urban areas in the Eastern District of Louisiana. As such, the majority of the Office's workload comes from these two parishes.
The New Orleans International Airport is located in Jefferson Parish, bringing the U. S. border into the District. Also, Interstate 10 traverses the District. International trade arrives in the District through the mouth of the Mississippi River at the Port of New Orleans and other ports along the river.
The Office
The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana is located in the Hale Boggs Federal Building, 500 Poydras Street, Suite 210, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130 and may be contacted at (504) 680-3000. It is one of 94 such offices across the United States. Whether large or small, wherever a federal court district is established, a U.S. Attorney's office exists there as well. The U.S. Attorney has many functions including:
- the prosecution of criminal cases brought by the Federal government;
- the prosecution and defense of civil cases in which the United States is a party; and
- the collection of debts owed the Federal government which are administratively uncollectible.
Nearing the close of Fiscal Year 2002, the office employed a total of 108 persons, 55 AUSAs and 53 support staff. AUSAs assigned to the Criminal Division total 43 and the Criminal Division support staff totaled 22. The Civil Division's staff near the close of Fiscal Year 2002 consisted of 10 AUSAs, and 11 support staff.
The U.S. Attorney's Office, EDLA, 2002 edition
The Administration Division included a total of 15 support employees at the close of Fiscal Year 2002 and the Front Office staff consisted of two Supervisory AUSAs and five support staff, including three senior legal secretaries, the LECC Coordinator and the Victim-Witness Coordinator.