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Louisiana governor and AG bickering continues with $4 million lawsuit
NEW ORLEANS — A lawsuit filed against Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards over $4 million that is allegedly owned Attorney General Jeff Landry is the newest dispute between the two high-profile government officials. -
Louisiana cosmetology board, inspectors, Vietnamese-American salon owners reach settlement in inspection bias suit
BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana State Board of Cosmetology, two salon inspectors affiliated with the Board, and the Vietnamese-American salon owners who brought suit against them have come to a settlement, the Associated Press reported March 9. -
Louisiana salon owners reach settlement in suit against cosmetology board
BATON ROUGE — A lawsuit alleging that Louisiana regulators discriminated against Vietnamese-owned salon establishments has reached a settlement. -
Law raising minimum age for exotic dancers has to wait
NEW ORLEANS — A Louisiana law raising the minimum age for exotic dancers will not go into effect just yet. -
Group 'disappointed' as Baton Rouge judge upholds 1976 law that prohibits felons on parole and probation from voting
BATON ROUGE — After 19th District Judge Tim Kelley decided on March 13 to keep in place a 1976 law that prohibits felons on parole and probation from voting, Voice Of The Experienced (VOTE) Executive Director Bruce Reilly voiced that the organization is “disappointed in the law.” -
Appeals court hears Confederate-flag case
NEW ORLEANS — The case over whether the state of Mississippi should be required to remove the Confederate battle-flag symbol from its state flag was heard by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals earlier this month. -
Ville Platte police-misconduct lawsuit settled
VILLE PLATTE — A sexual-misconduct lawsuit involving a Ville Platte police officer has been settled. -
New Louisiana Laws are requiring budget cuts, raising fees
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana has instated new laws for 2017 that will affect taxpayers and citizens. -
Cases related to Hurricane Katrina police misconduct in New Orleans settled
NEW ORLEANS – New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu announced on Dec. 19 that the City of New Orleans has settled all criminal and civil lawsuits brought by victims of police violence right around the time of Hurricane Katrina. -
Boustany sues Simon & Shuster over prostitution allegations
LAFAYETTE — Republican John Kennedy emerged from the crowded primary for the Senate seat left vacant by departing Republican David Vitter with advantages over Democrat Foster Campbell as they head into the Dec. 10 runoff. -
Senate candidate loses legal fight to join upcoming debate
BATON ROUGE — A judge has quashed a political candidate’s attempt to legally force organizers of an Oct. 18 debate to include more participants. -
State cosmetology board ‘does not want my business to survive,’ plaintiff in threading lawsuit says
NEW ORLEANS – It's white cotton thread, eyebrows and maybe a little facial hair. -
Trial of lawyer accused of fraud after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill begins
The jury has started hearing testimony in the trial of a Texas lawyer who is accused of fraud and identity theft after allegedly inflating the number of clients he represented in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. -
Local attorney compares Angola death row to POW hot boxes
NEW ORLEANS—U.S. District Judge Brian Jackson questions why the state has spent more than $1 million fighting to prevent air conditioning from being installed at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. -
Baton Rouge businessman sued after claiming deceased partner's life insurance payout
BATON ROUGE – An attorney representing the minor children of an estranged couple who died in a murder-suicide in November is saying little about the lawsuit filed against their father's business partner, a Baton Rouge man who collected their father's $500,000 life insurance payout. -
Franklin Parish residents claim officials have denied public services because of race
LAFAYETTE — Four years after a grant should have connected a predominately black neighborhood to Franklin Parish’s public water system, two residents have filed a federal lawsuit alleging the project is incomplete because of racial discrimination by parish officials. -
Legal watchdog group says pursuing flood protection lawsuit is futile
NEW ORLEANS – As the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals last week heard arguments in a lawsuit over alleged wetlands damage to the Louisiana coast by oil and natural gas companies, a watchdog group described the legal effort by a state flood protection authority as futile and a waste of money. -
Attorney barred from representing Deepwater Horizon claimants sues BP, Associated Press for defamation
LAFAYETTE – An attorney who was disciplined earlier this year after it was revealed he was complicit in secret payments to a claims center attorney in an alleged attempt to influence BP claims is suing the oil giant for defamation. -
Alabama Attorney General goes against earlier actions, brings back private attorneys to assist in Deepwater Horizon litigation
Seal of the Attorney General of Alabama. -
La. U.S. Senate race: Cassidy criticizes Landrieu for aiding keg stand
U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu