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TAYLOR PORTER BROOKS PHILLIPS LLP: Shelby McKenzie Featured in Baton Rouge Bar - “What I’ve Learned”
Former Taylor Porter Co-Managing Partner and Of Counsel Shelby McKenzie was featured in the March/April 2019 edition of The Baton Rouge Lawyer, Baton Rouge Bar Association inducted. -
TAYLOR PORTER BROOKS & PHILLIPS LLP: Taylor Porter to Receive Prestigious Better Business Bureau Torch Award for Ethics
Taylor Porter is a proud recipient of a 2018 “Douglas Manship, Sr. Torch Award for Ethics in Business,” a prestigious honor bestowed by the Better Business Bureau of South Central Louisiana. -
Voluntarily disqualified Orleans Parish Criminal District Court judge faces sexual harassment lawsuit
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) – Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Judge Byron C. Williams, who has been under investigation for almost a year on sexual harassment allegations and who recently agreed to an interim suspension, now faces a lawsuit filed by court clerk who claims the judge harassed her, according to news reports. -
Southern University seeks over $1,400 on open account
NEW ORLEANS – A university is seeking damages for more than for $1,400. -
Suspension recommended for Baton Rouge attorney convicted of 'chest bumping' DA
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Baton Rouge attorney Felix Anthony DeJean IV awaits the outcome of a recommendation issued by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee in March that he be suspended after "chest bumping" a district attorney while leaving a judge's chambers in 2015. -
Southern University-Baton Rouge trying to collect past due bill
NEW ORLEANS – Southern University — Baton Rouge is seeking more than $2,000 from a former student. -
How to revive historical Hotel Lincoln will have no bearing in title case, Baton Rouge attorney says
Whatever the outcome of a lawsuit against the former owners of the Hotel Lincoln is, it won't be over how best to preserve the historic property, a local commercial attorney said during a recent interview. -
University alleges former student owes nearly $3,000
GRETNA – Southern University alleges a former student owes nearly $3,000. -
Southern University seeks more than $1,500 from Orleans Parish resident
NEW ORLEANS – A university is seeking damages for an open account. -
University sues over unpaid balance
Southern University is seeking damages for sums due through a garnishment of funds. -
Southern University alleges former student owes money
NEW ORLEANS – A university is seeking funds from an open account. -
Southern University professor’s retaliation claim gets mixed ruling by 5th Circuit
NEW ORLEANS — The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the dismissal of a Southern University math professor's Title VII retaliation claim against her employer and supervisor. -
Six Louisiana universities benefit from insurance suit
NEW ORLEANS — Because of a dissolution of a failed health-maintenance organization, six Louisiana universities will each receive $460,000, according to a news release from state Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon. -
Men allege they were not hired by Southern University System because of ethnicity, religion
NEW ORLEANS – Two Muslim men allege they were not hired for positions at a university because of their race, ethnicity and national origin. -
Southern University - Baton Rouge alleges former student owes more than $2,000
GRETNA – A university is seeking nearly $3,000 from a former student for an allegedly open account. -
Family of Zachary man sue Baton Rouge police; want great awareness of taser dangers
BATON ROUGE – Legal counsel for the parents of a 32-year-old Zachary man who died after being tased by Baton Rouge police last summer must show that the tasing was "the substantial cause" of his death to prevail in the lawsuit against the city's police department, a New Orleans attorney said. -
Muslim professor accuses college of religious discrimination
NEW ORLEANS — A Muslim associate professor is suing Southern University and officials, alleging religious discrimination. -
SUNO sued by injured college athlete for payment of tuition fee and medical bills
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Property owner claims City of New Orleans erred when denying tax exempt application
NEW ORLEANS – A property owner has filed a suit against the city in order to gain tax exempt status for properties it claims are used for cultural activities and do not generate income for the owner. -
First African American La. State Supreme Court Chief Justice takes oath of office
La. Supreme Court Chief Justice Bernette Johnson