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Angola death row outfitted with heat sensors, other cooling measures
ANGOLA — With the Louisiana summer approaching, officials at Louisiana State Penitentiary have installed heat sensors to monitor conditions on death row. -
Landry's decision to drop predecessor's cases not unusual
BATON ROUGE – The decision by Louisiana's new attorney general to drop perjury charges against a former state official likely is more about cleaning house than slamming a predecessor, two Loyola University law professors said in separate interviews. -
Attorney general moves to organize shore damage lawsuits
BATON ROUGE – Concern over the effects of oil and gas drilling on Louisiana's coastline has led to a number of lawsuits from coastal parishes -- all of which were recently taken over by the state's attorney general. -
Louisiana attorney general stands against the Clean Power Plan
BATON ROUGE – The Clean Power Plan, announced on Aug. 3, 2015, by President Obama and the EPA, has faced some heavy opposition from many state officials, including Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry, who believes that the plan is injudicious and misguided. -
St. Bernard Parish Council to vote on proceeding with suit against oil industry
CHALMETTE — The St. Bernard Parish Council is expected to vote on Tuesday on whether to allow St. Bernard Parish President Guy McInnis and a controversial law firm to potentially file a lawsuit on behalf of the parish against oil and gas companies for alleged coastal damage and land loss. -
Attorney charged with battery files lawsuit alleging he was the victim
VIDALIA – An attorney has filed a lawsuit against Concordia Parish District Attorney Brad Burget in an ongoing dispute over who attacked whom. -
Appeals court mulling coastal erosion lawsuit appeal after hearing oral arguments
BATON ROUGE – An appeals court presiding over a lawsuit that claims dozens of oil companies are responsible for damage to Louisiana’s coast line recently heard oral arguments in the case, but has yet to hand down a ruling in the case. -
State AG Jeff Landry does away with district attorney private contracts
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana State Attorney General Jeff Landry has severed ties with district attorneys who were previously contracted to provide legal services to the state under private contract. -
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. -
Former Louisiana state lawmaker likes what he's seeing from Jeff Landry's first weeks in office
NEW ORLEANS — Within a week of assuming office in January, Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry began making drastic changes to his office and winning over the likes of former state representative and senator Bernard J. Bagert Jr., who is now practicing law in New Orleans. -
Outcome of abortion case before U.S. Supreme Court will be felt in Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry and other state officials scored a victory last week when a federal appeals court decided that new state restrictions on doctors who perform abortions may go forward, but a similar case that’s before the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday will likely bring the final word on the matter. -
Relocation of Louisiana's attorney general's staff aims to save taxpayer dollars
NEW ORLEANS – The budget-tightening move to relocate personnel in the Attorney General’s Office to unoccupied space in the Benson Tower building near the Mercedes-Benz Superdome will save the state more than $300,000 annually, but the one-time moving costs have yet to be tallied, state officials said this week. -
La. Lawsuit Abuse Watch applauds Landry's quick-end to the Buddy System
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana’s attorney general recently brought the hammer down on several no-bid state legal contracts put in place by his predecessor. -
La. attorney general joins governor in dropping Common Core case
BATON ROUGE — Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry and Gov. John Bel Edwards have reached at least a temporary accord over federal lawsuits filed while Bobby Jindal was the state's governor. -
Jeff Landry discusses chief deputy choice, top priorities as attorney general
BATON ROUGE—Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry named Wilbur “Bill” Stiles as his chief deputy last month, saying Stiles will bring extensive legal experience to the position while helping achieve his goal of establishing an office that the people of Louisiana can have confidence in. -
Jeff Landry ready to start new chapter in AG office
BATON ROUGE – Attorney General-Elect Jeff Landry will begin his tenure as Louisiana’s attorney general on Monday morning. -
Attorney general-elect: 'We are going to run an honest, ethical, and hardworking office'
BATON ROUGE — Jeff Landry plans to stand by the promises he made to voters during his journey to the Louisiana Attorney General’s office. -
Louisiana judicial system ranked 6th worst in U.S.; Governor-elect Edwards anticipated to maintain status quo
NEW ORLEANS – For the sixth year straight Louisiana’s judicial system has been singled out as one of the nation’s most unfair, according to the American Tort Reform Association’s (ATRA) annual Judicial Hellholes report. -
Jeff Landry tells Department of Justice employees they need to reapply for jobs
BATON ROUGE — Attorney General-Elect Jeff Landry recently sent a letter to current state Department of Justice at-will employees, informing them that they need to apply for positions under his new administration. -
Caldwell’s TV endorsers are paid millions, state records show
BATON ROUGE — On television ads endorsing Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell for re-election, Paul Connick says a lot — but he never acknowledges that Caldwell approved $1.7 million in payments to his private practice.