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Liberty Justice Center 'very pleased' with Fifth Circuit decision halting vaccine mandate
A lawsuit spearheaded by a Louisiana business owner has led a federal appeals court to order the Biden administration to halt enforcement of its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private employers until the issue is fully adjudicated.
Defeat of sales tax reform measure disappoints Louisiana business groups
Louisiana business groups expressed disappointment that Louisiana voters recently rejected a proposal to create a streamlined, statewide system to oversee sales tax collections.
Business groups back Terrebonne Parish lawsuit challenging state's coastal erosion probe
Louisiana business groups have filed a legal brief supporting the Terrebonne Consolidated Government in its efforts to stop the parish’s district attorney from pursuing coastal erosion lawsuits against energy companies.
Louisiana businessman, policy institute win temporary injunction against vaccine mandate
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has halted enforcement of the Biden administration’s COVID-19 mandate for millions of private-sector employees in a case that was advanced by the New Orleans-based Pelican Institute for Public Policy.
Taxotere product liability trial gets under way this week in Louisiana
A trial is getting under way this week in Louisiana to determine whether the pharmaceutical giant Sanofi took adequate steps to warn patients and doctors that the chemotherapy drug Taxotere could cause permanent hair loss.
Ochsner Health barred from firing workers for not complying with vaccine mandate
A Louisiana appeals court has issued a preliminary injunction barring Ochsner Health from disciplining employees who chose not to comply with the COVID-19 vaccine mandate issued at the company’s Shreveport and Monroe facilities.
Federal class action over chemical emissions at LaPlant facility gets green light
A federal appeals court has breathed new life into a class action lawsuit alleging that St. John the Baptist Parish residents were exposed to unsafe levels of the chemical chloroprene from a plant that manufacturers synthetic rubber.
Lawsuit expected over vaccination of Jefferson Parish student without parental permission
The mother of an East Jefferson High School student who was vaccinated for COVID-19 at a mobile health care unit without parental permission is vowing to sue the school district and Ochsner Health.
Louisiana's high court to decide if officer can sue BLM organizer for injuries
The Louisiana Supreme Court has taken up the question of whether a Black Lives Matter organizer can be held liable for a Baton Rouge police officer’s severe brain and facial wounds after being struck by a projectile during a 2016 protest.
Louisiana court system needs modernization makeover, study finds
A business-backed study urges a makeover of the state’s court system, including online access to court records and electronic document submissions, a full accounting of courthouse spending and revenues, and a realignment of judicial districts to reflect population changes.
LSU removes French Studies chair accused of shielding employee charged with rape
A Louisiana State University professor was removed from her position of chair of the Department of French Studies in the wake of a lawsuit alleging LSU did little to protect six plaintiffs from an employee arrested for rape.
Landry, Louisiana bankers urge Biden administration to rescind account surveillance plan
Jeff Landry has joined 19 fellow state attorneys general in calling on the Biden administration to withdraw a proposal requiring banks to report to the IRS when funds move in and out of financial accounts containing more than $600.
Judge's order on ivermectin for COVID-19 patient raises concerns among caregivers
A Louisiana judge’s order to give a critically ill COVID-19 patient the medication ivermectin is raising concerns among medical professionals about court intrusions on the practice of medicine.
Lawsuit alleges LSU showed indifference to 2018 rape charges against employee
Six women, including a Louisiana State University professor, are suing LSU over what they allege is its deliberate indifference to reports that a foreign national who worked at LSU engaged in sexual harassment, battery and rape.
Louisiana voters to decide fate of business-backed sales tax simplification plan
Louisiana voters will decide the fate of a constitutional amendment later next month that aims to provide a uniform and simplified statewide system for collecting sales taxes, a change supporters say would improve the state’s business climate.
Legal settlement relaxes solitary confinement policy for Louisiana's death row inmates
Conditions for isolated death row inmates at Louisiana State Penitentiary will improve as a result of a recent settlement of a 2017 class-action lawsuit that alleged conditions there were cruel and unusual.
State Farm seeks review of order calling on insurers to pay hurricane evacuation expenses
State Farm will seek a legal hearing to explain disagreement with an order from the Louisiana insurance commissioner requiring insurers to pay evacuation expenses for policyholders affected by Hurricane Ida.
Firestone Polymers to agrees to $3.35 million settlement to resolve pollution issues
Firestone Polymers LLC has agreed to pay $3.35 million in civil penalties to federal and state environmental agencies to settle litigation stemming from excess emissions at the company’s synthetic rubber plant near Lake Charles.
Louisiana residents file class action over power outages caused by Hurricane Ida
Attorneys with three Louisiana law firms have filed a class action against Entergy Corp. on behalf of southeast Louisiana residents who allegedly suffered damages from extended power outages due to Hurricane Ida.
Judicial retirement age bars Baton Rouge judge from serving, panel says
The Louisiana Judiciary Commission is calling for the removal of a Baton Rouge City Court judge because she turned 70 -- the state’s judicial retirement age -- prior to her election last year.