East Baton Rouge Parish
Recent News About East Baton Rouge Parish
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LOUISIANA GOVERNOR'S OFFICE: Gov. Edwards Announces Boards and Commissions Appointments - 03/12/21
Gov. John Bel Edwards announced his appointments to several Louisiana boards and commissions. -
TAYLOR PORTER BROOKS & PHILLIPS LLP: “Public Education: Then and Now” - Taylor Porter, VIPS Address Educational Challenges
The webinar was held Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, as part of a celebration of Black History Month and the continuation of the VIPS Partners in Education series. -
TAYLOR PORTER BROOKS & PHILLIPS LLP: Taylor Porter Partners with VIPS on “Black History Month” Public Education Roundtable
The webinar will take place on Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, at 1 p.m. central time. -
TAYLOR PORTER BROOKS & PHILLIPS LLP: Castille Featured in New Schools for Baton Rouge “Educator Spotlight”
Preston Castille, Taylor Porter Of Counsel, President of Helix Community Schools and BESE Representative for District 8, is featured in "Educator Spotlight" by New Schools for Baton Rouge, as the NSBR highlights educators and partners who work to ensure every child in Baton Rouge has access to high-quality education. -
Landry sues reporter who filed records request about harassment complaints
Attorney General Jeff Landry is suing a newspaper reporter who made a public records request seeking copies of sexual harassment complaints about one of Landry’s lieutenants. -
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. -
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. -
TAYLOR PORTER BROOKS PHILLIPS LLP: Taylor Porter Sponsors 2019 VIPS Apple Awards Picnic
Taylor Porter was proud to sponsor the VIPS (Volunteers in Public Schools) 2019 Apple Awards Picnic, held May 7 at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church in Baton Rouge. -
Court dismisses East Baton Rouge Parish woman's discrimination suit against Phillips 66
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana recently dismissed an East Baton Rouge Parish woman's discrimination suit against an industrial services firm and Texas-based Phillips 66 Company because she did not file the litigation on time. -
Appeals court reverses decision to dismiss residents' suit blaming Toledo Bend Dam for increased flooding
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana's First Circuit Court of Appeal recently reinstated a lawsuit filed by several residents living along the Sabine River in Vernon and Beauregard parishes who claimed construction of the Toledo Bend Dam resulted in increased flooding to their homes. -
Appeals court revives Toledo Bend Dam inverse condemnation suit
BATON ROUGE — The inverse condemnation claims of Louisiana property owners along the Sabine River downstream of the Toledo Bend Dam has been revived and will remain in state court following recent appeals. -
TAYLOR PORTER BROOKS & PHILLIPS: Jonathan Moore Elected Partner at Taylor Porter
Taylor Porter is pleased to announce that attorney Jonathan Moore has been elected Partner, effective Jan. 1, 2019. -
Appeals court grants homeowners new hearing in Toledo Bend Dam flooding suit
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana's First Circuit Court of Appeal recently reversed a lower court ruling that dismissed a claim filed by a group of residents who said the Toledo Bend Dam increased the likelihood of flooding on their properties. -
Unisys entitled to $1.3 million in mutually terminated contract with Office of Motor Vehicles, appeals court says
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana's First Circuit Court of Appeal recently found that Pennsylvania-based technology company Unisys Corp., which has been seeking more than $8.7 from the Louisiana Office of Motor vehicles following an amicably terminated contract to re-engineer computer systems, is entitled to a portion of that amount. -
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. -
Baton Rouge attorney suspended over allegations that brought earlier reprimand
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Baton Rouge attorney George Allen Roth Walsh, publicly reprimanded last summer by the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) for allegedly practicing law while ineligible, faces a 30-day suspension over the same allegations. -
Carencro company suing Baton Rouge in zoning dispute over planned development
BATON ROUGE – Carencro-based CC River District LLC recently filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana against the Baton Rouge Planning Commission, East Baton Rouge Parish and the City/Parish of Baton Rouge regarding a zoning dispute over a property development project. -
Appeals court reverses judgment against pharmaceutical company over diabetes drug
A group of pharmaceutical companies lost an appeal. -
East Baton Rouge Parish resident's suit claims Johnson & Johnson hernia system is defective
BATON ROUGE – An East Baton Rouge Parish resident recently filed a federal lawsuit accusing Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary Ethicon Inc. for selling and distributing a faulty hernia system. -
Appeals court affirms reinstatement of Scotlandville Magnet High School principal
BATON ROUGE – A Louisiana appeals court recently affirmed a district court decision reversing the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board’s termination in 2015 of Dr. Calvin Nicholas, principal of Scotlandville Magnet High School, for an alleged violation of the district’s corporal punishment policy.