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Law restricting felons from office expected to go back on La. ballot
NEW ORLEANS -- A voter-approved Constitutional amendment barring felons from running for state and local office for 15 years was again struck down by the Louisiana Supreme Court in May, but the amendment is expected to rise again. -
Former Louisiana AG claims immunity, asks for dismissal of retaliation suit
BATON ROUGE–Former Louisiana Attorney General James D. “Buddy” Caldwell is using an oft-cited elected official immunity defense to dismiss a lawsuit that accuses him and others of retaliating against a Fourth Judicial Court judge. -
St. Tammany Coroner sued for allegedly cremating man against family's wishes
NEW ORLEANS—A Florida woman who claims that the St. Tammany Parish Coroner’s Office cremated her deceased husband without her permission has sued the office in federal court for infliction of emotional distress and lost worker’s compensation, as well as to ensure such unauthorized cremations don’t happen again, according to her lawyer. -
5th District DA hopes parish suit to fully fund his office 'evokes a conversation'
LAFAYETTE – Keith Stutes, the district attorney for Louisiana’s fifth district since 2015, said he hopes his lawsuit against the Lafayette Consolidated Government (LCG) to fully fund his office will start a conversation that leads to a resolution. -
Former state Senator stands with Landry on AG's budget legislation
BATON ROUGE – Former state Sen. Ben Bagert recently spoke out in favor of House Bill 105, a controversial measure that would effectively create a separate budget for the Louisiana Attorney General's Office, removing that power from Gov. John Bel Edwards. -
Lone Pine Order removes more than 20,000 'meritless' Deepwater Horizon claims
NEW ORLEANS – A federal judge issued a Lone Pine Order earlier this year to identify and cull more than 20,000 potentially meritless claims against clean-up companies that responded to the Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster. -
CORRECTION: Louisiana deals with a lot of medical malpractice suits, data shows
With the highest rate of medical malpractice lawsuits filed in 2015 compared to other states, it appears that Louisiana residents are the most likely to accuse a doctor, nurse, or dentist of negligence, according to data analyzed by a career information company. -
Tulane Law School recognized as good school for foreign attorneys
NEW ORLEANS – Tulane Law School’s master’s program ranks among the best in the United States for foreign attorneys studying here, according to International Jurist magazine. -
Southern University faces credit rating downgrade
BATON ROUGE — Moody’s Investors Service downgraded the Southern University System debt and issuer ratings earlier this month, citing the school’s financial inflexibility in the face of declining state funding. -
Development company files memorandum bolstering its claimed right to sue over WTC development
NEW ORLEANS – With a hearing date looming after the long Memorial Day weekend, attorneys for the company that lost its bid to develop the former World Trade Center in New Orleans have filed a memorandum they hope will bolster their right to sue the city. -
Bill spawned by stalled New Orleans WTC redevelopment headed to House debate, vote
NEW ORLEANS – A bill that once stood to cost the losing bidder in the World Trade Center redevelopment litigation tens of millions of dollars to maintain its lawsuits against the city, but now likely won't, is headed to the state House floor. -
Hunters ask court to lift the ban on dog-deer hunting in Kisatchie National Forest
ALEXANDRIA — Hunters trying to overturn the ban on hunting deer with dogs in the state’s only national forest claim an arbitrary decision affects a tradition they’ve passed on for generations. -
Disturbing 4th District Court legal battle between judges continues
MONROE – A lengthening series of lawsuits that pits 4th Judicial District Court judges, attorneys and other legal professionals against one another raises serious questions regarding the credibility and legitimacy of the justice system in Ouachita and Morehouse Parish, as well as the ability of the court and legal community to fulfill its public obligations and responsibilities. -
Spirit of St. Ignatius bestowed on Loyola-New Orleans’ Locascio
NEW ORLEANS – Kaitlin L. Locascio didn’t seem any different than any of the other 90 students taking Isabel Medina’s constitutional law class at Loyola University's Law School in New Orleans. -
Loyola-New Orleans’ international law program ranked a ‘best value’
NEW ORLEANS -- The Loyola University New Orleans College of Law was recently recognized for its international master of laws program, which was named one of the “best values” in the country in the recent edition of The International Jurist. -
Court orders former assistant to Saints' owner to arbitration overseen by NFL commissioner
NEW ORLEANS—A U.S. District Court judge recently ruled that Rodney Henry, former assistant to New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson, must submit to arbitration overseen by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. -
The Gillis Long Poverty Center has public assistance in its DNA
NEW ORLEANS – Former Louisiana Congressman Gillis William Long, who served the state for 12 years starting in 1973, was always well known for his interest in helping the poor. -
Landry denies bill enhancing attorney general's budgetary control is a power grab
BATON ROUGE – House Bill 105, which would provide the Louisiana Attorney General's Office more power over its budget by taking those powers away from the governor, remains in a Senate committee as adjournment looms, but the attorney general is optimistic the bill will prevail, a spokeswoman said. -
Louisiana drug courts at risk if bill slashing judiciary budget signed into law
NEW ORLEANS - Hundreds of drug offenders may clog jails and add millions of dollars in incarceration costs if proposals to slash the state judiciary budget are approved, according to one stakeholder in the existing system. -
Legal expert thinks government overstepped its bounds in St. Tammany DA's conviction
NEW ORLEANS – Dane Ciolino, a professor at Loyola University New Orleans Law School, believes the conviction of St. Tammany District Attorney Walter Reed on state campaign finance charges is tantamount to federal overreach.