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Historic Federal Courthouses

New Orleans, Louisiana (1915)

Named the John Minor Wisdom United States Court of Appeals Building in 1994

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (1915-1963)
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (1915-present)

Architect: James Gamble Rogers

Source: 
National Archives, RG 121-BS, Box 37, Folder KK (ca. 1915)
Higher Resolution: 
File LA-NewOrleans_RG121-BS_37_KK_a.tif
Source: 
General Services Administration (2008)