Lafayette Consolidated Government
Recent News About Lafayette Consolidated Government
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Employees allege Evangeline Home Center failed to pay proper wages
LAFAYETTE — Two former employees are suing a Carencro home retail stores, alleging unpaid minimum wage and overtime compensation. -
Seaman alleges negligence in on-job accident
NEW ORLEANS - A Lafayette man is suing over injuries he allegedly sustained while working on an offshore drilling vessel. -
Man alleges U.S. Commissioner of Social Security unlawfully denied his application
LAFAYETTE – A man has filed suit over claims that his application for Social Security benefits was wrongfully denied. -
Floor hand who suffered back injuries lays blame on his employers
BATON ROUGE – A floor hand on a drilling ship is seeking damages from his employers after allegedly injuring his back. -
Mother blames Iberia Parish School Board for son's allegedly wrongful arrest
LAFAYETTE-OPELOUSA – A mother and her son are filing a lawsuit against the Iberia Parish School Board and school officials alleging wrongful arrest and defamation of a student. -
New Tech Global Ventures accused of not paying overtime wages
LAFAYETTE – Several rig clerks have filed suit against their employer claiming that the company allegedly failed to pay them overtime. -
Richard Ieyoub to be inducted into La.'s Political Museum Hall of Fame
LAFAYETTE – Former attorney general Richard Ieyoub will be inducted into the Louisiana Political Museum Hall of Fame on Saturday in Lafayette. -
Jefferson Parish cab drivers file another suit against Uber operators
NEW ORLEANS — Taxicab drivers in Jefferson Parish recently fired a legal salvo in their ongoing dispute with the ride-sharing service Uber. -
Former DrilTech employee claims that he was not paid overtime
LAFAYETTE – A former employee of DrilTech is filing a class-action suit against the company claiming that he was not paid his proper wages and overtime. -
Rozel Operating Co. accuses two firms of fraud in salvage dispute
NEW ORLEANS – A Louisiana firm is suing two other companies in a dispute over salvaging a wrecked barge. -
Man alleges his hip implant is faulty, caused damages
LAFAYETTE – A man is suing Stryker Orthopaedics over allegations that its hip implant system resulted in revision surgery, pain and a concentration of heavy metals in his body. -
Parents claim Zofran was responsible for their child's birth defect
LAFAYETTE – The makers of Zofran are being taken to court over claims that the drug caused birth defects. -
De Lage Landen Financial claims it is owed millions of dollars for unpaid loan
LAFAYETTE – A financial service company is seeking millions of dollars from a loan allegedly in default. -
Reamer hands allege they were not paid overtime
LAFAYETTE – Two former employees of Schlumberger are seeking damages from the company alleging that they were not paid overtime. -
Blue Marlin Services of Acadiana sues insurance provider over alleged policy breach
LAFAYETTE – A Louisiana company is suing its foreign insurance provider, alleging overcharges in its insurance policies during the past two years. -
Appeals court thwarts oil industry petition, but wetlands case hangs in balance
NEW ORLEANS -- Louisiana oil and gas companies lost a legal skirmish last week over a challenge to a flood protection authority’s use of private law firms, but the much larger issue of financial responsibility for coastal wetlands damage remains to be settled. -
Homeowner alleges window manufacturer is to blame for damages to her home
LAFAYETTE – A Cameron Parish homeowner is seeking damages in a class-action suit against Pella Corp. over allegedly defective windows. -
Former manager at Burger King sues over discrimination allegations
LAFAYETTE – A former district manager of Burger King is seeking damages against the company over alleged discrimination of age and race. -
LSU professor emeritus recalls being part of a teaching tag team with Scalia
BATON ROUGE — For years John Baker, professor emeritus at Louisiana State University, told people that he feared his good friend, the energetic and hard-driven Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, might succumb one day as a result of the justice’s active lifestyle and vigorous commitment to his beliefs about the Constitution. -
Behind the Fence sued over allegedly illegal broadcasting of UFC fight
LAFAYETTE – A licensor of sporting events is taking a local bar to court over what it claims was an unlawful access to its television program.