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New Orleans attorneys suspended in separate state Supreme Court orders
NEW ORLEANS — Baton Rouge attorneys Victor Roy Loraso III, who was sentenced on child pornography charges earlier this month, and Shannon Jay Thomas have been voluntarily suspended following separate and recent Louisiana Supreme Court orders. -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF LOUISIANA: Louisiana-Based Licensed Clinical Social Worker Pleads Guilty to Medicaid Fraud Scheme
A Louisiana-based licensed clinical social worker pleaded guilty for his role in a scheme to defraud Medicaid. -
Law professor calls arrest of teacher at Vermilion Parish School Board meeting a violation of First Amendment rights
A teacher at Rene Rost Middle School in Kaplan has filed a lawsuit against the Vermilion Parish School Board and a police officer after she alleges she was prohibited from participating in a school board meeting and then arrested. -
Affordable Care Act is a 'federal outreach,' Landry says
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas recently ruled that the Affordable Care Act (ACA), otherwise known as Obamacare, is unconstitutional in a lawsuit brought by several states, including Louisiana, challenging the ACA. -
GOLD WEEMS BRUSER SUES & RUNDELL: Briggs and Headrick join Firm as Associates
Gold Weems is pleased to announce that R. Morgan Briggs and Connor C. Headrick have joined the Firm as Associates. -
Louisiana attorney general alleges governor's bid to appoint commission member is unlawful
SHREVEPORT — Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry is alleges the state's gubernatorial changes relating to filling vacancies on the Red River Waterway Commission are unlawful and could be subject to a challenge. -
Graves says lawsuits against oil, gas not right approach
BATON ROUGE — Rep. Garret Graves (LA-6) believes lawsuits against oil and gas companies are not the right approach when it comes to fixing the state's coastline. -
AG Landry applauds ruling to ban sanctuary city
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry is applauding the U.S. Court of Appeals for Fifth Circuit, which favored a Texas law that allows a sanctuary city ban. -
Louisiana solicitor general testifies in suit against EPA rule
Louisiana Solicitor General Liz Murrill appeared in federal court to present oral arguments in a case against the Environmental Protection Agency’s Risk Management Program (RMP) Rule. -
Redistricting takes center stage for politicians, grassroots groups
A grassroots group has banded together to tackle the issue of gerrymandering in Louisiana. -
Louisiana attorney general, governor plan legal actions against opioid manufacturers
BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) — Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry and Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Feb. 20 they will coordinate efforts in pursuing opioid manufacturers for their alleged role in the opioid crisis. “ -
Louisiana defends Trump's recent water regulation reduction
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry’s press secretary said the state will fight New York, the District of Columbia and other states -
Duncan gets JCN support for Fifth Circuit nomination
A lawyer selected by President Trump to serve on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has received the backing of the Judicial Crisis Network. -
Heartland Institute suggests Trump needs to take note of energy conference
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (Louisiana Record) – U.S. energy policy needs to be wrested from "climate alarmists" and returned to experts in the field, a Heartland Institute spokesman said during an interview regarding this month's conference in Texas "gathering the country’s best energy policy experts". " -
Report says police shooting protestors held in 'unconstitutional conditions' in East Baton Rouge Parish Prison
A recently released report details the prison conditions faced by those punished for protesting police over the death of Alton Sterling, a 37-year-old African-American man who was held down and shot to death by Baton Rouge police officers. -
Landry joins state attorneys general urging Trump administration to eliminate DACA
LAFAYETTE – Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry joined nine other attorneys general urging the federal government to eliminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA. -
Family of Alton Sterling file civil suit against City of Baton Rouge, police
The family of Alton Sterling, an African-American man who was killed in an altercation with Baton Rouge police last year, has filed a civil suit against the City of Baton Rouge. -
Louisiana attorney general disbands controversial task force
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry recently disbanded a special task force that he had set up to fight crime in New Orleans. -
Johnson & Johnson to pay $586,408 settlement to Louisiana for selling defective medicines
The crux of the settlement resolves allegations that Johnson & Johnson sold medicines that did not meet federal quality requirements. -
Baton Rouge police officers await outcome of state investigation into Alton Sterling shooting
The State of Louisiana is now investigating whether Baton Rouge Police Officers Blane Salamoni and Howie Lake II acted lawfully in the shooting of Alton Sterling on July 5, 2016 after a federal investigation concluded Sterling's civil rights had not been violated.