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Tulane alum carries out father's tradition of welcoming new students to his home
A Tulane graduate opens his home to law school students, continuing the tradition set forth by his father. -
Louisiana Supreme Court supports prorating defense costs
NEW ORLEANS — Despite language contained in an insurance policy, the Louisiana Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a novel approach for prorating defense costs between a commercial insurer and the insured. -
City of Walker proceeds with lawsuit against Louisiana DOTD
WALKER -- The City of Walker will continue its fight against the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) for flooding that happened in the city. -
BP angered by Deepwater Horizon movie that retells the horrific oil spill incident
NEW ORLEANS — Six years after the death of 11 employees, the accidental release of three million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico and $61 billion dollars in clean-up efforts and fines, BP is once more reliving and dealing with the ramifications of the Deepwater Horizon drilling disaster. -
Louisiana governor targets oil and gas industries, alarming business lobbyists
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards' drive to generate new litigation against the oil and gas industry is a clarion call for the legislature to reassure all industries that the governor's actions don't reflect the state, a business lobby president said during a recent intervie -
New Orleans barber brutalized, arrested in case of racial profiling and mistaken identity
NEW ORLEANS -- An African American barber alleges he was unconstitutionally removed from his vehicle and beaten by state police in a case of mistaken identity, according to a lawsuit he filed in district court. -
Louisiana, New Orleans target travel sites over allegations of not paying taxes
NEW ORLEANS – Accused of skirting state and local taxes, several online travel agencies have attracted the wrong kind of attention from prosecutors who are representing the State of Louisiana and the City of New Orleans in an effort to recoup millions allegedly owed in back taxes. -
Walker mayor files lawsuit against state, federal goverments
WALKER — Rick Ramsey, mayor of Walker, has stated he will file suit on behalf of the city against the state and federal governments who he claims are responsible for the flooding that has impacted almost the entire city. -
Age-restricting law for exotic dancers reeks of sexism disguised as chivalry, attorney says
A new law restricting the age of exotic dancers to 21 or older is unconstitutional and reeks of sexism and paternalism disguised as chivalry, says attorney -
Senate hopeful Hebert fails to meet debate requirements, files injunction
NEW ORLEANS — Former state alcohol and tobacco control commissioner Troy Hebert, who is running for the Senate, asked a judge to force Louisiana Public Broadcasting (LPB) and the Council for a Better Louisiana (CABL) include him in an upcoming debate despite his failure to meet participation requirements. -
Landry brings federal, state issues to local chamber in Morgan City
MORGAN CITY – The Louisiana attorney general brought federal and state issues to the attention of the St. Mary Parish Chamber of Commerce recently. -
Recent activity in dismissed WTC development lawsuit means case remains alive
NEW ORLEANS – Anyone who thought development of New Orleans' former World Trade Center, stalled for more than a year by litigation over how the city awarded bids in the project, would move forward after a judge's dismissal of a lawsuit in the case last summer has been disappointed. -
Surveys suggest unaffiliated Senate candidate who sued over party misattribution would do better as a Republican
BATON ROUGE – The short-lived lawsuit filed by an unaffiliated candidate over being misidentified as a Republican in a poll last spring is over after a follow-up survey suggested he'd get more support if he did run for the GOP – but only slightly more. -
Louisiana Supreme Court suspends lawyer for disqualifying judge on purpose
NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana Supreme Court suspended Joseph Mole from practicing law in state courts recently. This decision comes after Mole was suspended from practicing in U.S. District Court in New Orleans because of his involvement with impeached Judge Thomas Porteous. -
Graves: Edwards' targeting of oil, gas industry is about politics, greed, not justice
A Republican Louisiana congressman lodged a stinging rebuke at the state's Democrat governor for his attempts to insert campaign donors as attorneys into controversial lawsuits against oil and gas companies, saying it's more about buying Mercedes than obtaining justice. -
Lil Wayne royalties lawsuit bogged down by document requests
NEW ORLEANS – A legal battle between artist Dwayne Carter Jr.., also known as Lil Wayne, and Bryan “Birdman” Williams over $51 million in royalties allegedly owed to Lil Wayne continues to drag on in a Louisiana state court, even as Lil Wayne released a track with no mention of Williams' Young Money record label’s joint venture with Cash Money Records. -
Sheriff's lifting of curfew followed filing of federal lawsuit
BATON ROUGE – In light of the recent historic floods in Louisiana, authorities on Aug. 16 issued a curfew of 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. in East Baton Rouge. On Aug. 19, East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff Sid Gautreaux announced the lifting of the curfew after Jarrett P. Ambeau, lawyer with the Ambeau Law Firm, delivered a federal lawsuit against the state. -
Louisiana Association of Business and Industry supports federal court complaint to delay new overtime rule
BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI) recently announced its support of the federal court complaint filed by Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry as part of a coalition of 21 states challenging the U.S. Department of Labor’s new overtime rule, set to go into effect nationwide on Dec. 1. -
LLAW director: Attempt to place political donors as attorneys in lawsuits will be hard for Edwards to live down
BATON ROUGE – Gov. John Bel Edwards may answer to the state's voters, but likely no one else, after trying to insert campaign donors as attorneys into controversial lawsuits against oil and gas companies, a spokeswoman for a legal watchdog group said during a recent interview. -
Watchdog group says St. Charles Parish DA needs to recuse himself from Landry case
NEW ORLEANS – Watchdog group the Metropolitan Crime Commission has repeatedly asked Joel Chaisson II, the St. Charles Parish district attorney, to recuse himself from prosecuting the case involving St. Charles Parish Hospital Board Chairman John Landry III, to no avail.