E. Eugene Hastings has been serving as the Chapter 13 Trustee for the Monroe Division of the Western District of Louisiana since 2003. From 2015 until 2021 he was also appointed to the position of case Trustee for all of the Chapter 12 cases pending in the State of Louisiana. Prior to being selected for the position of a Chapter 13 Trustee, Gene was a Chapter 7 Trustee for approximately eight years. During the time that he was a Chapter 7 Trustee he was also named as Trustee in several Chapter 11 cases.

In addition to his duties as a Trustee, Gene Hastings has operated Bayou DeSiard Title Company, LLC since 1997. He received his undergraduate degree from Louisiana Tech University and is a 1984 graduate of the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at LSU. Before his appointment as a Trustee and the opening of the title company, Gene conducted a general civil practice including representing creditors, debtors and Trustees in bankruptcy proceedings. He is married to Margaret Adkins Hastings and they have two sons, one of which graduated from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center and practices with Gene in the title company.