United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana

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United States Attorney federal prosecutor position

The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana is the chief federal prosecutor representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases within that judicial district, which includes New Orleans and surrounding parishes.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana canonical	3
United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3276047 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Context triple: [United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, associatedWith, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana]

A. United States Attorney for the Southern District of Texas
The United States Attorney for the Southern District of Texas is the chief federal prosecutor responsible for representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases within the Southern District of Texas.
B. United States Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama
The United States Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama is the chief federal prosecutor responsible for representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases within that judicial district in southern Alabama.
C. United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas
The United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas is the chief federal prosecutor responsible for representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases within the Northern District of Texas.
D. United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina
The United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina is the chief federal prosecutor representing the U.S. government in civil and criminal cases within the federal judicial district covering the state of South Carolina.
E. United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia
The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia is the chief federal prosecutor responsible for representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases within that judicial district, which includes key areas such as Alexandria, Richmond, Norfolk, and Newport News.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Target entity description: The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana is the chief federal prosecutor representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases within that judicial district, which includes New Orleans and surrounding parishes.

A. United States Attorney for the Southern District of Texas
The United States Attorney for the Southern District of Texas is the chief federal prosecutor responsible for representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases within the Southern District of Texas.
B. United States Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama
The United States Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama is the chief federal prosecutor responsible for representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases within that judicial district in southern Alabama.
C. United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas
The United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas is the chief federal prosecutor responsible for representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases within the Northern District of Texas.
D. United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina
The United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina is the chief federal prosecutor representing the U.S. government in civil and criminal cases within the federal judicial district covering the state of South Carolina.
E. United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia
The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia is the chief federal prosecutor responsible for representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases within that judicial district, which includes key areas such as Alexandria, Richmond, Norfolk, and Newport News.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Attorney ⓘ federal prosecutor position ⓘ
appointedBy	President of the United States ⓘ
branchOfGovernment	executive branch of the United States ⓘ
confirmedBy	United States Senate ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
districtIncludes	City of New Orleans ⓘ Jefferson Parish NERFINISHED ⓘ Orleans Parish NERFINISHED ⓘ Plaquemines Parish NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Bernard Parish NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Tammany Parish NERFINISHED ⓘ Tangipahoa Parish NERFINISHED ⓘ other surrounding parishes in southeastern Louisiana ⓘ
employer	United States government ⓘ
establishedUnder	Judiciary Act and subsequent federal statutes ⓘ
handlesCasesIn	civil rights enforcement ⓘ drug trafficking ⓘ organized crime ⓘ public corruption ⓘ terrorism-related offenses ⓘ white-collar crime ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana ⓘ surface form: Eastern District of Louisiana United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana ⓘ
languageOfWork	English ⓘ
legalArea	federal civil law ⓘ federal criminal law ⓘ
legalSystem	federal court system of the United States ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeCenter	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States ⓘ surface form: New Orleans, Louisiana
officeType	United States Attorney’s Offices ⓘ surface form: United States Attorney's Office
partOf	United States Department of Justice ⓘ
reportsTo	Executive Office for United States Attorneys ⓘ
represents	United States government ⓘ
responsibility	coordination with federal investigative agencies ⓘ coordination with state and local law enforcement agencies ⓘ prosecution of federal crimes in the Eastern District of Louisiana ⓘ representation of the United States in civil litigation in the Eastern District of Louisiana ⓘ
role	chief federal law enforcement officer in the Eastern District of Louisiana ⓘ chief federal prosecutor in the Eastern District of Louisiana ⓘ
seatOfCourt	New Orleans ⓘ surface form: New Orleans, Louisiana
subordinateUnits	Assistant United States Attorneys for the Eastern District of Louisiana ⓘ
supervisedBy	United States Attorney General ⓘ surface form: Attorney General of the United States United States Deputy Attorney General ⓘ surface form: Deputy Attorney General of the United States
worksWith	Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ⓘ Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ Federal Bureau of Investigation ⓘ United States Marshals Service ⓘ United States Secret Service ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana → associatedWith → United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana ⓘ

Kenneth A. Polite Jr. → positionHeld → United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana ⓘ

Kenneth A. Polite Jr. → employer → United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana

E.D.La. → hearsCasesFrom → United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana ⓘ

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