Louisiana Supreme Court District 7
Recent News About Louisiana Supreme Court District 7
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Baton Rouge attorney permanently disbarred following allegations of misconduct
Baton Rouge attorney Randal Alandre Toaston has been permanently disbarred following a Sept. 6 Louisiana Supreme Court decision involving 26 allegations of misconduct after years under suspension and allegedly breaking into his office he'd been ordered to vacate. -
Shreveport attorney suspended after allegedly paying for client referral
Shreveport attorney Andres Humberto Aguilar's suspension following a Louisiana Supreme Court order in August over allegations that included hiring a chiropractic office employee to refer a client to him was one of two interim suspensions announced by the high court that month. -
Shreveport attorney John Settle Jr. suspended for allegedly threatening harm
A Shreveport attorney has received a third suspension from practicing law. -
Louisiana Supreme Court rules in dispute over prenuptial agreement
The Louisiana Supreme Court has determined that there is a time-related element involved in the ratification of prenuptial agreements. -
Activists target Louisiana law excluding probationers from voting
Activists say they are working to overturn what they contend is an improper misinterpretation of the Louisiana Constitution that excludes people on probation from voting even though they hold jobs and pay taxes like other state residents. -
Two July disciplines include Bossier City attorney's interim suspension
Bossier City attorney John E. Settle Jr.'s second suspension in less than a year was one of two interim suspensions handed down by the Louisiana Supreme Court in July, according to separate orders. -
New Orleans city councilman awaits decision on second suspension from practicing law
Only months before voters take to the polls to decide whether to re-elect New Orleans City Councilman James Gray, the Louisiana Supreme Court has handed Gray another suspension from practicing law. -
Suspended judge announces retirement
A Louisiana district judge has announced plans to retire in the midst of serving a yearlong suspension related to a pattern of abuse of his powers. -
Federal appeals court favors whistle-blowers by enhancing definition of 'good faith
In a recent whistle-blower case, the U.S Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit broadened the Louisiana Environmental Whistle-Blower Act's definition of -
Man imprisoned 34 years wins civil suit against the City of New Orleans, others
Reginald Adams, unjustly imprisoned for 34 years, has settled his federal civil rights lawsuit against the City of New Orleans and Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office for an undisclosed sum. -
New Orleans attorney receives deferred suspension following DWI plea
New Orleans attorney Preston G Sutherland's deferred suspension following a guilty plea in a December 2013 DWI arrest was among disciplines ordered by the Louisiana Supreme Court in June. -
Baton Rouge attorney suspended for not telling client of case dismissal
Baton Rouge attorney Charles Leopold Dirks III was suspended for 60 days following a June 29 Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary proceeding over allegations he failed to communicate with a client whose case he thought was weak. -
Louisiana Supreme Court refuses to hear Cameron Parish tax case
Cameron Parish officials thought they had their tax problems figured out. -
District judge announces bid for seat in Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal
Judge Sharon Ingram Marchman is running for a seat on the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal. -
Louisiana Supreme Court suspends six attorneys
The Louisiana Supreme Court recently disciplined several attorneys after the Louisiana State Bar's Disciplinary Counsel (ODC) investigated formal complaints against the attorneys. -
Louisiana Supreme Court suspends Hahnville attorney for DWI conviction, practicing while ineligible
The Louisiana Supreme Court recently suspended Mark Anthony Johnson, a Hahnville attorney, from the practice of law for practicing while ineligible, failing to cooperate with a Louisiana State Bar investigation and driving while intoxicated. -
CORRECTION: Health Education Authority of Louisiana director claims attempts to fire him were racially motivated, sues state
BATON ROUGE — A former director of the Health Education Authority of Louisiana has sued the state, claiming that attempts to terminate his employment occurred under racial pretense. -
Louisiana Supreme Court suspends attorney following DWI convictions
The Louisiana Supreme Court recently suspended Johnny S. Anzalone, an Alexandria attorney, following the attorney's convictions for driving while intoxicated. -
Louisiana Supreme Court, Louisiana District Judges Association appoint new members of state's judiciary commission
The Louisiana Supreme Court and the Louisiana District Judges Association recently appointed 24th Judicial Court Judge John Molaison Jr. and Sibal S. Holt, former president of the Louisiana American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), to the Judiciary Commission of Louisiana. -
Louisiana Supreme Court suspends New Orleans attorney for mishandling client funds
The Louisiana Supreme Court recently suspended Stacy Lynn Morris, a New Orleans attorney, from the practice of law after a Louisiana State Bar investigation determined that she had failed to pay for a client's medical expenses.