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Judicial oversight committee closes investigation into newly elected district judge's campaign
BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Judicial Campaign Oversight Committee's investigation into a mailer that newly elected 19th Judicial District Court Judge Ronald Johnson sent out during his campaign is closed, a state judiciary spokesman said.
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Permanent disbarment recommended for Lafayette attorney who allegedly practiced while ineligible
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Disbarred Lafayette attorney Peter Brian Derouen faces possible permanent disbarment following a recommendation issued Aug. 19 by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee over complaints that included practicing law while ineligible.
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Panel recommends suspension for New Iberia attorney who pleaded guilty to election law violations in judgeship bid
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) – New Iberia attorney and former judge candidate Shane Errol Romero faces suspension following a recommendation issued May 14 by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee and his 2016 guilty plea regarding campaign financing of an inflammatory political flier.
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Baton Rouge attorney who allegedly practiced law while suspended faces permanent disbarment
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) – Longtime Baton Rouge attorney Mark G. Simmons faces permanent disbarment following an April 16 Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee recommendation after he allegedly practiced law while suspended.
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Court rules that redistribution of taxes is unconstitutional
A Baton Rouge district court ruled that a funding system for the state’s tax board is unconstitutional, as the statute is allegedly using taxes for purposes upon which the voters have not decided.
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Attorney says Baton Rouge traffic camera fines are unconstitutional
A lawsuit recently was filed in the 19th Judicial District Court for East Baton Rouge Parish claiming the city of Baton Rouge's collection of fines through the use of traffic cameras is illegal.
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Livingston Parish sues Ascension Parish over levee plan
The Livingston Parish Government has filed a lawsuit to end construction of the Laurel Ridge Levee Extension along the Amite River in Ascension Parish.
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Judge denies environmental groups' records search request in Louisiana pipeline challenge
A 19th Judicial District judge has refused to order an additional records search in the office of Gov. John Bel Edwards in a case brought by activists including environmental group Louisiana Bucket Brigade to stop construction of an oil pipeline.
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Louisiana State Chamber supports school superintendent in standoff with Gov. John Edwards
A now-dismissed lawsuit has pitted Louisiana Gov. John Edwards against Louisiana’s Schools Superintendent John White, with Edwards claiming that White did not follow the proper requirements for keeping his job.
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Activists target Louisiana law excluding probationers from voting
Activists say they are working to overturn what they contend is an improper misinterpretation of the Louisiana Constitution that excludes people on probation from voting even though they hold jobs and pay taxes like other state residents.
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After camper dies of heat stroke, National Guard Youth Camp faces lawsuit
The parents of a Louisiana teenager who died at a U.S. National Guard youth camp have filed a lawsuit against the camp.
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Magnolia Woods Civic Association, local families sue Baton Rouge over Mount Hope Plantation expansion plan
Residents have sued the City-Parish of Baton Rouge over the expansion of the Mount Hope Plantation House, a plan they say violates the Unified Development Code (UDC).
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Louisiana judge recuses herself from daughter’s case
A Louisiana judge has recused herself from a defamation of character lawsuit that her daughter filed.
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Director of East Baton Rouge Council on Aging accuses family of former client of defamation
The director of the East Baton Rouge Council on Aging has filed a defamation suit against the family of a former client.
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Southern Poverty Law Center blames Louisiana for public defense insufficiencies
Meredith Angelson, a senior staff attorney for the Southern Poverty Law Center [SPLC], blames the state for issues with Louisiana’s public defender system’s handling of poor defendants.
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Baton Rouge facility developer claims his audit was sabotaged for racial reasons
BATON ROUGE — A Baton Rouge construction development executive is suing the state of Louisiana and an auditor for allegedly accusing him of mismanaging funds simply because he is black.
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Judge apologizes for inappropriate re-election campaign video
BATON ROUGE — A judge for the 19th Judicial District of Louisiana has delivered an apology for a video she had made during her 2014 re-election campaign.
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Group 'disappointed' as Baton Rouge judge upholds 1976 law that prohibits felons on parole and probation from voting
BATON ROUGE — After 19th District Judge Tim Kelley decided on March 13 to keep in place a 1976 law that prohibits felons on parole and probation from voting, Voice Of The Experienced (VOTE) Executive Director Bruce Reilly voiced that the organization is “disappointed in the law.”
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Former Louisiana VA secretary accuses legislative auditor, inspector general of defamation
BATON ROUGE — One year after a state audit accused former Louisiana Veterans Affairs Secretary David LaCerte of flawed bookkeeping and bad hiring practices, LaCerte is suing the state's inspector general and executive auditor for defamation.
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Judge rules East Baton Rouge must continue as defendant in death of young boy
BATON ROUGE – A judge has ruled the City-Parish of East Baton Rouge will continue as a defendant in a civil lawsuit brought by the mother of a 4-year old boy who drowned in a flooded, muddy sewer hole that had been left unmarked and unsecured.