Middle District of Louisiana · M.D. La. · 5th Circuit

CJA eVoucher AI Billing Tool
for M.D. La. Panel Attorneys

PanelTime™ reads your CJA timesheet — handwritten, Word, Excel, Google Docs, or PDF — and converts it into an eVoucher-ready file automatically. AI assigns the service codes. No manual data entry.

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Abbreviation

M.D. La.

Divisions

Baton Rouge

Circuit

5th Circuit

About the District

Middle District of Louisiana — Federal Court Overview

The United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana is the smallest of Louisiana's three federal districts in geographic scope, consisting of eight parishes in the central portion of the state with a single courthouse in Baton Rouge (the Russell B. Long Federal Building and United States Courthouse). M.D. La. sits within the Fifth Circuit and serves a region anchored by Baton Rouge — the state capital, home to Louisiana State University, and a major petrochemical and refining hub situated on the Mississippi River. The district covers East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, West Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, and Ascension parishes.

The district's federal criminal docket includes drug trafficking, firearms offenses, financial fraud, and public corruption. Baton Rouge's position as the state capital brings federal prosecution of state government corruption matters alongside the standard criminal docket. The petrochemical corridor between Baton Rouge and New Orleans — sometimes called "Cancer Alley" — generates occasional environmental crime prosecutions under federal law, distinct from the dockets of the Eastern and Western Districts. Louisiana State University and the surrounding university community contribute fraud and cybercrime matters to the docket. Despite its compact geographic footprint, M.D. La. maintains a steady federal criminal caseload reflecting the district's dense urban core. PanelTime™ reads any timesheet format and converts the full record to an eVoucher-ready file automatically.

CJA panel attorneys in M.D. La. submit compensation through the national eVoucher platform using CJA-20 vouchers. PanelTime™ is the AI billing tool for middle Louisiana federal panel attorneys — converting Baton Rouge timesheets to eVoucher-ready files without manual service code entry.

How it works

From timesheet to eVoucher — M.D. La. panel attorneys

Works with any format M.D. La. panel attorneys already use.

Upload your timesheet — handwritten notes, Word, Excel, Google Docs, PDF, any format as long as it has a date, description, and hours. (see requirements)

AI reads and codes your entries — PanelTime™ assigns the correct eVoucher service codes automatically and separates services from expenses.

Import into M.D. La. eVoucher with one click. Use the free Chrome extension to fill your expenses tab automatically. Services and expenses, done.

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Review, correct, and submit — you stay in control. PanelTime™ only works from what you recorded. It removes the retyping step; the voucher is still yours to approve.

Common questions

M.D. La. panel attorneys ask

Does this AI billing tool work with the M.D. La. eVoucher system?

Yes. PanelTime™ produces a CSV formatted for the national eVoucher platform used in all 94 federal districts, including M.D. La. at Baton Rouge.

Do I need to know the CJA service codes?

No. The AI reads your descriptions and assigns the correct eVoucher service codes automatically. You review every assignment before importing and can adjust anything.

Can I use my existing handwritten or typed timesheet?

Yes — photo, scan, PDF, or typed document all work. As long as your sheet has a date, description, and hours, PanelTime™ can read it.

What about travel expenses for hearings in Baton Rouge?

PanelTime™ separates mileage and travel expenses from time entries automatically. The free Chrome extension imports your expenses into eVoucher's expenses tab with one click.

Does this work for CJA-21 service providers in M.D. La.?

Yes. Include your hourly rate on the timesheet — e.g., "RATE = $85" — and PanelTime™ calculates compensation automatically for CJA-21 vouchers.

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