United States Attorney David C. Joseph and the Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Task Force announced the availability of approximately $158,043 in PSN grant funds for the Western District of Louisiana.
United States Attorney David C. Joseph hosted the Western District of Louisiana’s first Department of Justice sponsored Law Enforcement Forum on March 10, 2020, in Shreveport, and March 12, 2020, in Lafayette, focusing on terror threat analyses, legal updates, training in federal criminal law and procedure, and information pertaining to resources and assistance available to Louisiana’s federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies from the United States Attorney’s Office.
As the Louisiana legislature gears up for its 2020 spring session opening on March 9, some are optimistic that the retirement of GOP Senate President John Alario may mean a new spirit of cooperation.
United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced today that the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Louisiana collected over $44 million in civil and criminal actions in Fiscal Year (FY) 2019.
Just in time for the start of the new legislative session on March 9, where tort reform is set to be the marquee issue, a new non-profit called Real Reform Louisiana has jumped into the frey.
United States Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana David C. Joseph announced that the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs has awarded more than $376 million in grant funding to enhance state, local and tribal law enforcement operations and reinforce public safety efforts in jurisdictions across the United States.
United States Attorney Brandon J. Fremin announced today that Louisiana-based home health companies Health Care Options, Inc. and Health Care Options of Lafayette, Inc.; Texas-based Home Care Options Houston, Inc.; and Howard D. Austin, II, have agreed to settle a civil fraud complaint filed under the federal False Claims Act by paying $2.5 million to the United States.
U.S. Attorney David C. Joseph joins the Drug Enforcement Administration in announcing that on Saturday, October 26, 2019, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., DEA had hold its 18th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Lafayette attorney Michael Sean Reid, disbarred in late 2018 after abandoning his practice and for trust fund irregularities, has been disbarred permanently following an Oct. 21 Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding after additional allegations.
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Disbarred Lafayette attorney Harold D. Register Jr. has been permanently disbarred following an Oct. 21 Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding after he allegedly converted more than $85,000 in client funds.
For more than six years, a small group of lawyers have promised a handful of parishes a big payday by suing Louisiana’s oil and natural gas companies. Some took the bait, even though energy companies have operated lawfully here for decades, employ tens of thousands of Louisianians and contribute billions annually to state and parish economies.
A representative of the Pelican Institute for Public Policy pointed to the record of college graduates leaving Louisiana as another reason why reform is needed in the state.
According to HoumaToday.com, Louisiana’s current strained economy is based largely on three factors: taxes, bureaucracy and an exodus of young adults after earning college degrees.
Two Louisiana trade associations have broken with Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI) over the race for state insurance commissioner.
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Disbarred Lafayette attorney Harold D. Register Jr. faces possible permanent disbarment following an Aug. 27 Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) recommendation to the state Supreme Court over allegations he converted more than $85,000 in client funds.
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Disbarred Lafayette attorney Peter Brian Derouen faces possible permanent disbarment following a recommendation issued Aug. 19 by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee over complaints that included practicing law while ineligible.
Even though Tim Temple has 20 years of insurance industry experience, a university political science professor says his challenge in unseating Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon will be building a name for himself.