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Appeals court green-lights Lafayette's lawsuit over fake antifa announcements
The Lafayette city government’s lawsuit to recover first-responder costs stemming from a comedian’s posting of fake antifa events on social media can proceed as a result of a recent state appeals court decision.
Top Landry aide resigns as series of controversies dog attorney general
A member of Attorney General Jeff Landry’s management staff resigned earlier this month after a second sexual harassment complaint against him surfaced, adding to a series of controversies Landry has dealt with over the past couple of months.
Farmers returns to Louisiana insurance market amid insurer recruitment push
Farmers’ Insurance Exchange is returning to the Louisiana insurance market this week and will issue auto insurance policies after a seven-year absence from doing business in the state, the company said.
Landry’s latest move affecting oil industry seeks to restart Keystone pipeline
Attorney General Jeff Landry on Wednesday added Louisiana to a 21-state lawsuit that aims to overturn President Biden’s cancellation of the Keystone XL oil pipeline – just weeks after Landry drew oil industry criticism by approving a coastal erosion legal settlement.
Commissioner urges insurers to engage with policyholders to resolve hurricane claims
For the third time, Louisiana’s insurance commissioner has reminded insurers of their good-faith obligations to policyholders in the wake of the 2020 hurricanes and recent extreme winter weather.
Landry loses lawsuit aimed at blocking public records request
A state judge has turned down state Attorney General Jeff Landry’s bid to sideline a journalist’s quest to get copies of a sexual harassment complaints against one of Landry’s top lieutenants.
Louisiana's voting machine upgrade put on hold; Ardoin cites misinformation involving Dominion
Louisiana’s secretary of state has pulled the plug on a request-for-proposal (RFP) process to choose a new voting machine vendor and upgrade the state’s aging elections technology, citing misinformation that has hurt voter confidence in the system.
Federal judge dismisses emissions lawsuit against LaPlace chemical plant
A federal judge has swatted down a second environmental lawsuit alleging that a chemical company’s operations have caused medical problems and health risks for the plant’s neighbors in St. John the Baptist Parish.
Attorney for Louisiana law enforcement group cautions against tossing qualified immunity
The attorney who represents the Louisiana Fraternal Order of Police is cautioning state lawmakers to think twice about doing away with qualified immunity for law enforcement officers.
Louisiana unemployment agency faces class action over alleged failures to provide benefits
Louisiana residents who say they were unfairly denied unemployment benefits during the coronavirus pandemic have filed a federal class-action lawsuit that alleges the Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) mishandled thousands of cases.
Baton Rouge advertising firm sues over digital billboard rules in Kentucky county
A Baton Rouge-based advertising company is suing a Kentucky county in federal court, alleging that the Lexington-Fayette government’s policies on regulating digital billboards are unconstitutional.
Oil industry calls coastal erosion settlement authorized by Landry misguided, flawed
Louisiana oil industry representatives and others blasted a multi-million-dollar coastal-erosion settlement authorized Thursday by Attorney General Jeff Landry as misguided and flawed, arguing that it fails to address the underlying issue of coastal restoration
$300 million industrial flare settlement fuels call for updated federal rules
A $300 million settlement that will reduce industrial flare pollution at two Louisiana chemical plants strengthens arguments that the federal standards governing such flares need to be overhauled, according to an environmental attorney.
Louisiana lifting oyster lease moratorium in the wake of erosion, litigation
A decades-long moratorium on new oyster leases in coastal Louisiana is ending, raising hopes that one of the mainstays of Louisiana cuisine will stage a comeback after years of environmental setbacks and litigation.
Louisiana's employee misclassification panel urged not to impose hefty fines on businesses
Business groups have urged a state task force studying the problem of employee misclassifications not to saddle businesses with onerous new regulations.
Second trucking firm files RICO lawsuit to recoup losses in staged accident
A second trucking company that was scammed during a wide-ranging conspiracy to stage traffic accidents has filed a federal racketeering lawsuit against several defendants, including the King Law Firm and manager-attorney Jason Giles.
Louisiana high court rejects extended monitoring of judge who groped waitress
The Louisiana Supreme Court turned down a recommendation to extend a part-time Kaplan City Court judge’s judicial probation period that was imposed after he pleaded no contest to misdemeanor crimes stemming from a groping incident at his January 2017 bachelor party.
Tangipahoa Parish sheriff ends COVID-19 lawsuit filed against China
The Tangipahoa Parish’s sheriff has dropped a class-action lawsuit he filed against China on behalf of sheriff’s departments across the nation that have suffered serious financial hits due to the spread of the coronavirus pandemic
Landry seeks to intervene in Jefferson Parish school discipline lawsuit
Attorney General Jeff Landry has asked to intervene in a federal lawsuit filed on behalf of a Jefferson Parish fourth-grader who was targeted for expulsion after briefly handling a BB gun during a virtual class
Biden's remarks reignite debate over 'Cancer Alley' public health issues
Louisiana officials have labeled President Biden’s recent use of the phrase “Cancer Alley” to describe Louisiana’s key industrial corridor as an unfair slam against the state.