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LOUISIANA ATTORNEY GENERAL: Attorney General Jeff Landry Warns Consumers Of Recent Children’s Product Recalls
Attorney General Jeff Landry has released the quarterly list of children’s products that have recently been recalled, and he is encouraging Louisiana parents, guardians, and caregivers to take precautions to protect their little ones. -
Groups react to SCOTUS rejecting split-jury verdicts in criminal cases
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the Constitution requires states to secure a unanimous jury verdict in order to convict any defendant accused of a serious crime. -
LOUISIANA ATTORNEY GENERAL: In Victory For Taxpayers, Louisiana Supreme Court Reverses Catahoula Lake Judgment
The Louisiana Supreme Court yesterday decided in favor of Attorney General Jeff Landry’s request to reverse a lower court’s decision in Crooks v. Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, a ruling that protects taxpayers from a nearly $67 million judgment against the State for the construction and operation of a federally-funded lock and dam on Catahoula Lake. -
Louisiana attorney general sues California over alligator hide ban
California has no right to ban the sale of alligator skins, meats and other products from alligators, according to Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry. -
LOUISIANA ATTORNEY GENERAL: Protecting Jobs And Conservation Efforts, Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry Files Legal Challenge Of California Law Prohibiting Importation And Sale Of Alligator Products
.Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry’s Office has a filed a federal lawsuit challenging a California Law that bans the importation and sale of alligator skins, meats, and other products derived from the reptile. -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF LOUISIANA: Home Health Companies to Pay $2.5 Million to Settle Federal False Claims Act Lawsuit
United States Attorney Brandon J. Fremin announced today that Louisiana-based home health companies Health Care Options, Inc. and Health Care Options of Lafayette, Inc.; Texas-based Home Care Options Houston, Inc.; and Howard D. Austin, II, have agreed to settle a civil fraud complaint filed under the federal False Claims Act by paying $2.5 million to the United States. -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF LOUISIANA: U.S. Attorney David C. Joseph Announces Launch of Northwest Louisiana Human Trafficking Task Force
United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced the creation and launch of the Northwest Louisiana Human Trafficking Task Force, which held its first meeting this morning. The task force, formulated and led by the United States Attorney’s Office and Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office, is a collaboration of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies and prosecutors, along with local non-governmental victim services organizations, including civic, faith-based, and social services organizations. -
ASRA encourages best practices in opioid prescription, society president says ahead of meeting in New Orleans
In an age when opioids are being litigated over across the country, there's more than one pitfall in their prescription, the head of a professional society holding its annual meeting in New Orleans later this week said during a recent interview. -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF LOUISIANA: Gulf Coast Health Care Fraud Law Enforcement Action Results in Charges Against 34 Individuals
Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division announced an expansive health care fraud enforcement operation across the Gulf Coast, involving charges against a total of 11 individuals across four federal districts for their alleged involvement in various schemes to defraud Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE and to obtain oxycodone and other controlled substances by fraud. -
TAYLOR PORTER BROOKS & PHILLIPS LLP: Philips to be Honored Among 2019 Baton Rouge Area Volunteer Activists
Taylor Porter Partner Skip Philips will receive the prestigious Baton Rouge Area Volunteer Activist (BRAVA) Award from The Emerge Center and The Emerge Foundation. -
LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE: Student Loans to be Forgiven for Totally and Permanently Disabled Veterans
Mere weeks after petitioning the U.S. Department of Education to automatically forgive the student loans of veterans who became totally and permanently disabled in connection with their military service, Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry praised the Trump Administration for taking action to do just that. -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF LOUISIANA: Justice Department Launches National Public Safety Partnership With Baton Rouge Police Department
Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance, the United States Attorney's Office, Middle District of Louisiana, the Baton Rouge Police Department, and many other local, state and federal partners, convened in Baton Rouge, LA to initiate the National Public Safety Partnership (PSP) program. -
LOUISIANA ATTORNEY GENERAL: Several Child Products Recently Recalled, Attorney General Jeff Landry Cautions Consumers
Attorney General Jeff Landry is dedicated to making Louisiana a safer place for all citizens, especially our State's youth. -
LOUISIANA ATTORNEY GENERAL: Capital One Data Breach Could Affect Over 100 Million Consumers, Attorney General Jeff Landry Offers Tips to Those Impacted in Louisiana
Following the major data breach involving Capital One, Attorney General Jeff Landry is offering consumer tips to those potentially impacted in Louisiana. -
Landry's office adds Louisiana in opioid multidistrict litigation
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana has joined more than 2,000 other plaintiffs including states, cities and school districts, in opioid multidistrict litigation (MDL) currently sitting before a federal judge in Ohio. -
LOUISIANA ATTORNEY GENERAL: Attorney General Jeff Landry Offered Tips to Safely Celebrate Independence Day
As Louisiana residents prepared for the patriotic celebrations, family barbecues, and firework displays – Attorney General Jeff Landry encourages all to put safety first. “I hope everyone keeps this great American holiday safe and fun,” said General Landry. -
LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE: SCOTUS Preserves Veterans Memorial, Attorney General Jeff Landry Praises Ruling
The United States Supreme Court issued a 7-2 ruling on Thursday protecting a memorial honoring World War I veterans in Maryland against a lawsuit aimed at forcing the State to tear down the historic cross. -
New Orleans attorney imprisoned on child porn conviction is permanently disbarred
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Imprisoned Baton Rouge attorney Victor Roy Loraso III has been voluntarily and permanently disbarred following a June 17 Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding and his sentencing in March for child pornography. -
Judge issues stay pending appeal in Louisiana coastal permits case
NEW ORLEANS — U.S. District Court Judge Martin Feldman has granted a stay pending an appeal in a case of six defendants and coastal-permit lawsuits targeting Louisiana’s energy industry and whether state or federal laws rule. -
State attorney general appeals dismissal of coastal erosion lawsuit
According to City Business, Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry is appealing the dismissal of a federal lawsuit alleging the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway’s repeated widening is cutting away at Louisiana’s land — particularly that of Vermillion Parish — and is contributing to coastal erosion.