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Recent News About Louisiana Department of Public Safety
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Deaf man seeks justice against Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections
A deaf man from Shreveport is seeking damages from the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections and its secretary. -
Former River Bend Detention Center inmate claims he was overdetained
BATON ROUGE – A former inmate alleges that he was unlawfully detained. -
Deaf individual alleges Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections failed to provide interpreter
BATON ROUGE – A deaf Shreveport man alleges that he was not provided auxiliary aides during his probation. -
Death row inmates sue Louisiana officials over solitary confinement policy
Death row inmates at a Louisiana prison filed a class-action suit, claiming Louisiana officials violated their constitutional rights against cruel and unusual punishment by placing them in solitary confinement for long periods of time. -
Louisiana Supreme Court will hear case of attorney recommended for disbarment by disciplinary board
NEW ORLEANS – An attorney has filed an appeal with the Louisiana Supreme Court to overturn his suspension banning him from practicing law after he was accused of allegedly using racially offensive and derogatory terms to refer to judges and lawyers. -
Deaf parolee alleges he was never provided aids or interpreters
BATON ROUGE – A deaf parolee alleges he was discriminated against because he was not provided an interpreter or aids when communicating with his parole officer. -
LDPSC alleged to have not provided interpreters to hearing-impaired men
BATON ROUGE – Three hearing-impaired men have filed a class-action lawsuit over allegations that they were never provided auxiliary aids and services by the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections. -
Deaf man alleges state did not provide interpreter during incarceration
NEW ORLEANS – A deaf Marrero man and his father are alleging discrimination after they were not provided an interpreter during legal proceedings and other matters. -
Louisiana corrections department accused of not providing interpreters for hard of hearing
BATON ROUGE — A class action suit alleges Louisiana violates federal law by not providing deaf and hard of hearing probationers and parolees with qualified interpreters and other aids during classes and meetings. -
Law professor discounts postponement in protest case
BATON ROUGE – A federal judge's decision to postpone a hearing in a protest-related lawsuit against Baton Rouge area police in light of recent violence against local law enforcement could indicate all sides are communicating, said a Loyola University law professor. -
Ex-parole officer accuses state Department of Corrections of racial bias
NEW ORLEANS – A St. Charles Parish woman says her former employer, the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, unlawfully discriminated against her based on her race. -
Parking enforcement firm sues state police over allegations of abuse
An Orleans Parish company and its principals brought a lawsuit against the Louisiana State Police, Department of Public Safety and individual personnel for an alleged civil rights violation in 2014. -
NOLA.COM and Times-Picayune sued by imprisoned man over article
GRETNA – A man who was sentenced to 20 years after allegedly illegally having his longtime girlfriend kicked out of his home through a court order so he could sell her possessions, has filed a hand written suit against his former girlfriend as well as a New Orleans area newspaper reporter who covered the story. -
Sister of man who died in Rusty Pelican Motel fire in Grand Isle sues
Rusty Pelican Motel before being destroyed by fire. -
Louisiana State Police and officer sued over traffic accident
GRETNA – A Jefferson Parish man is suing the State Police over a car accident he was in that he claims was the fault of a trooper. -
East Baton Rouge Parish Jail, sheriff sued for holding inmate past release date
BATON ROUGE – A Baton Rouge man is suing multiple parish entities after he was allegedly held in prison after his ordered release date. -
State troopers sued for alleged civil rights violations, assault and battery
BATON ROUGE – A Livingston Parish man is suing three state troopers, the state police superintendent and state police for allegedly violating his civil rights. -
Louisiana State Penitentiary sued by inmate over missing property
BATON ROUGE – An inmate is suing Louisiana State Penitentiary employees after his personal property allegedly went missing and he never received a response on to a claim he made to prison administrators. -
Woman says evidence was used against her in illegal interrogation
James G. Knipe, III BATON ROUGE – A Baton Rouge woman is suing a division of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections for allegedly wrongfully suspending her driver's license.
