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Louisiana civil justice system ranked 10th worst in nation in new Judicial Hellholes report

By Michael Carroll |
A Louisiana tort-reform group is lamenting the state being designated the 10th worst civil justice system in the nation in a new report published by American Tort Reform Federation.
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Judge grants injunction against state agencies' sweeps of New Orleans homeless encampments

By Michael Carroll |
An Orleans Parish judge has issued a preliminary injunction that prevents state agencies from removing homeless encampments in downtown New Orleans without respecting the constitutional rights of those affected.
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Judge dismisses Louisiana senators' lawsuit aimed at delaying ethics administrator hiring

By Michael Carroll |
A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by two state senators that sought to delay the hiring of a new Board of Ethics administrator, adding another chapter to a simmering dispute between the Louisiana Legislature and the board.
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Louisiana attorney general urges federal judge to end consent decree on New Orleans Police Department

By Michael Carroll |
State Attorney General Liz Murrill has urged a federal court to lift a 12-year-old consent decree governing the operation of the New Orleans Police Department, saying that the decree is siphoning more than $1.4 million from city coffers annually.
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Special session produces bills to flatten income tax, boost Louisiana sales tax

By Michael Carroll |
Louisiana lawmakers adjourned their special session on Friday and sent the governor measures to reduce the corporate income tax, flatten personal income taxes and bump up the state sales tax, but some critics are not sold on the plan.
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State court rejects Baton Rouge high school's request for injunction against athletic association's penalties

By Michael Carroll |
A Baton Rouge judge has affirmed the Louisiana High School Athletic Association’s decision to require a local high school to forfeit eight wins during the 2024 football season, leaving University Laboratory School (ULS) without a playoff spot.
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Fifth Circuit pauses lower-court injunction against Louisiana's Ten Commandments law

By Michael Carroll |
A federal appeals court has overturned a statewide injunction blocking enforcement of Louisiana’s new law requiring the placement of the Ten Commandments in all public-school classrooms.
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New Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments displays in classrooms is unconstitutional, judge finds

By Michael Carroll |
A new Louisiana law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed prominently in all public school classrooms was found unconstitutional by a federal judge who characterized the statute as coercive and discriminatory.
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St. John's school board to shutter elementary school in the wake of environmental lawsuits

By Michael Carroll |
Amid ongoing litigation over chemical emissions and school desegregation, the St. John the Baptist Parish school board has voted to close an elementary school located about 450 feet from a petrochemical plant.
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Louisiana catering firm sues Biloxi Shuckers baseball team for breach of contract

By Michael Carroll |
A Louisiana catering company is suing the Mississippi-based Biloxi Shuckers baseball team in federal court for allegedly breaching a contract during the 2024 season for the sale of food items at the team’s home games.
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U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear Louisiana's long-running congressional redistricting dispute

By Michael Carroll |
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to take up a long-running legal dispute over congressional redistricting in Louisiana in the wake of a lawsuit filed by “non-African Americans” that challenges the legality of the state’s second majority-Black congressional district.
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2 Baton Rouge therapists file suit over state law restricting their use of psychological terms

By Michael Carroll |
Two Baton Rouge therapists are suing an occupational regulatory board and seeking to overturn a state law that bars practitioners from using terms such as “psychology” and “psychological” unless they are licensed psychologists.
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Louisiana high court overturns state law allowing lawyers in Legislature to delay their legal cases

By Michael Carroll |
The Louisiana Supreme Court has overturned a law allowing state legislators who are also attorneys to delay court proceedings when those schedules conflict with their legislative duties.
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Catholic Diocese of Alexandria seeks 'mediated resolution' for sexual abuse victims

By Michael Carroll |
The Diocese of Alexandria is moving to conduct a “mediated resolution” with victims of alleged sexual abuse by priests prior to filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy – a scenario that may offer both benefits and challenges for abuse victims, according to observers.
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Federal regulators reject Energy Transfer bid for review of competitor's Louisiana pipeline project

By Michael Carroll |
A northern Louisiana energy project that will bring natural gas from the Haynesville Shale region to Gulf Coast markets will not be subject to oversight from federal regulators, a panel decided last month.
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Louisiana roofing company hit with cease-and-desist order after allegedly trying to defraud homeowners, insurer

By Michael Carroll |
Exercising enhanced enforcement powers in a new state law, Louisiana’s insurance commissioner has issued a cease-and-desist order to a roofing contractor over an alleged attempt to defraud homeowners and their insurer.
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Louisiana attorney general sues TikTok, alleging addictive effects on youth

By Michael Carroll |
Attorney General Liz Murrill is suing TikTok in state court, alleging that the social media platform is purposefully exposing Louisiana’s youth to sexual content, violence and drug and alcohol use in an “endless scroll” that’s addictive and dreamlike.
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Court upholds Louisiana law requiring discounts for certain drugs dispensed at community pharmacies

By Michael Carroll |
A pharmaceutical company is appealing a federal judge’s recent ruling that upheld a Louisiana law requiring drug makers to provide discounts on certain outpatient drugs dispensed at community pharmacies under the terms of a 1992 federal statute.
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Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week highlights economic consequences of excessive litigation

By Michael Carroll |
After a year of successes and some setbacks, advocates of tort reform in Louisiana are observing Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week to inform the public about the economic consequences and household costs of excessive litigation statewide.
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Louisiana cosmetologists petition state regulatory board seeking right to jury trial

By Michael Carroll |
Several Louisiana cosmetologists have filed an administrative petition with the state board that licenses manicurists and hairdressers, demanding that the regulators uphold the petitioners’ right to a jury trial when hit with fines for enforcement violations.

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