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Amended lawsuit alleges LSU running backs coach engaged in sex harassment
The latest iteration of a sexual harassment lawsuit filed against Louisiana State University and former athletics officials accuses LSU running backs coach Frank Wilson of repeated inappropriate behavior toward female students and workers.
Louisiana appeals court backs former Lafourche president in dispute over back pay
A Louisiana appeals court has sided with a former Lafourche Parish president in his lawsuit seeking more than $180,000 in back pay, effectively ending a three-year-old legal dispute.
Baton Rouge groundwater regulators sued over plan to meter industrial water users
A private Baton Rouge water company is suing to stop groundwater regulators from putting a metering system in place to monitor Baton Rouge-area industrial water users.
Civil rights groups urge governor to veto legislature's congressional redistricting maps
Civil rights groups have sent a letter to Gov. John Bel Edwards urging him to veto bills passed by the legislature that they say would fail to expand minority representation in Louisiana congressional districts.
Federal oil, gas drilling decisions on hold in wake of ruling on social carbon cost estimates
A federal judge’s recent decision to overturn a section of a presidential executive order that called for monetizing social carbon costs in federal actions will lead to delays in future oil and gas drilling, according to a court filing on Saturday.
Iberia parish judge finds no cause of action in lawsuit over donated boat disaster funds
A district judge has rejected a lawsuit alleging a Louisiana nonprofit mishandled donated funds for search-and-rescue operations in the wake of a liftboat disaster in the Gulf of Mexico last year.
Louisiana property owners lose bid to get gain share of pipeline firm's profits
The co-owners of 160 acres of Louisiana property are not entitled to a share of a pipeline company’s profits even though the company’s pipelines were constructed partially outside of the locations agreed to in a contract, a federal appeals court has ruled.
Louisiana AG wins injunction against Biden executive order on social carbon costs
The Louisiana attorney general scored a win against the Biden administration last week when a federal judge agreed that a presidential executive order attempting to monetize social carbon costs in federal actions was executive overreach.
Lawsuits alleging breast cancer drug causes tear duct injuries to be heard in Louisiana
Civil lawsuits that allege the breast cancer drug Taxotere can cause permanent injuries to tear ducts will be consolidated in the Eastern District of Louisiana, a federal judicial panel has ordered.
Louisiana medical students lose bid to overturn consent decree on COVID-19 vaccinations
A federal judge in Louisiana has ruled against three medical students who alleged that a Monroe college violated a previous consent decree allowing the students to continue their studies while unvaccinated for COVID-19.
Fossil fuels seen as essential even as Louisiana looks to deal with climate change
Though a task force has just released a plan to help Louisiana reach its goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, the state’s energy sector is warning that oil and gas will remain an essential commodity for decades to come.
Eviction agreement provision in Baton Rouge firm's leases raises legal concerns
A Baton Rouge firm that leases apartments and condos has begun offering some tenants an option to pay lower rents in exchange for agreeing to be evicted in the event of a future eviction moratorium, such as the one put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Judge's lawsuit challenging 19th District jurists over seniority issues is dismissed
A Louisiana judge’s lawsuit against his 19th Judicial District colleagues over seniority rules and civil court assignments was dismissed last week after a special judge concluded judges are immune from being sued over such administrative actions.
State's high court allows Baton Rouge judge to retain post despite age prohibition
A Baton Rouge City Court judge will be able to retain her position despite the state constitution’s prohibition against judges taking office when they reach the mandatory retirement age of 70 prior to the start of their terms, the state Supreme Court said.
Louisiana officials defend multimillion-dollar price tag of fighting prisoner class action
The Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections is defending the estimated $2.9 million the state is spending to defend against a lawsuit alleging that confinement policies at a prison in Claiborne Parish violate the Eighth Amendment.
Lawsuit challenging Edwards' decision to cut off COVID-19 jobless benefits dismissed
A state judge has dismissed a lawsuit that challenged Gov. John Bel Edwards’ decision last year to pull out of a federal program to provide Louisiana residents with supplemental unemployment benefits during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Federal housing bias lawsuit against Slidell apartment complex settled for $35,000
A federal lawsuit alleging that an apartment complex manager in Slidell engaged in racial discrimination against potential renters has been settled for $35,000, according to the nonprofit Louisiana Fair Housing Action Center.
Judge OKs Cox's request to seek punitive damages against tanker operating company
A federal judge last week granted a Texas-based oil company’s request to seek punitive damages in litigation against the owners and managers of a tanker ship that struck the company’s oil platform located off of Louisiana’s coastline.
Louisiana business groups laud rejection of 'one-size-fits-all' workplace vaccine mandate
Louisiana business groups expressed relief after last week’s U.S. Supreme Court decision blocking the Biden administration from implementing its rule requiring 84 million workers to get the COVID-19 vaccine or face a testing regimen.
Baton Rouge judge alleges possible misuse of public funds by lawsuit defendants
A Baton Rouge judge who is suing his 19th Judicial District colleagues over their decision not to assign him civil cases is alleging that his fellow judges may be using public funds inappropriately to pay their defense attorneys.