NEW ORLEANS — The Supreme Court of Louisiana has found that a lower court was wrong in ruling that a prisoner serving time on a drug conviction hadn't waited a full five years to seek return of $944 seized when he was arrested.
NEW ORLEANS – A Folsom consumer has filed a class-action lawsuit against an auto manufacturer over claims it uses soy-based wiring insulation that attracts rodents and damages vehicles.
BATON ROUGE – A laborer hired to perform disaster restoration work after the August floods in the state alleges he was not paid and has filed a class-action suit.
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.
GRETNA – A Jefferson Parish woman is seeking damages following an incident in which she was allegedly misinformed about the soundness of a home that she purchased.
NEW ORLEANS – Two former wireline specialists for Blackhawk Specialty Tools have sued the company over allegedly failing to pay them and other similarly situated workers overtime pay.
An inmate in a state prison re-entry program is suing his jailers and medical team, alleging they took his cane, which he said led to a fall causing a skull fracture.