St. John The Baptist Parish
Recent News About St. John The Baptist Parish
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COVID-19 lawsuits accuse Louisiana veterans home of medical malpractice
The families of two residents of the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Home in St. John the Baptist Parish who died during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 have filed medical malpractice lawsuits against the health care facility. -
Judge green-lights lawsuit challenging grain elevator project in St. John Parish
A state judge last week rejected an attempt to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a community group that seeks to block a $400 million grain elevator project in St. John the Baptist Parish whose zoning was the product of “illegality and corruption.” -
EPA probes racial bias in Louisiana air pollution permitting process
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has launched a probe into whether Louisiana’s environmental and health agencies have violated federal law by allowing dangerous air pollution in the predominantly Black John the Baptist Parish. -
Louisiana appeals court orders land transfer for levee project
A Louisiana appeals court has cleared the way for the transfer of private land for a hurricane levee project designed to protect tens of thousands of people in St. John the Baptist, St. Charles and St. James parishes from storm surges. -
Federal class action over chemical emissions at LaPlant facility gets green light
A federal appeals court has breathed new life into a class action lawsuit alleging that St. John the Baptist Parish residents were exposed to unsafe levels of the chemical chloroprene from a plant that manufacturers synthetic rubber. -
St. John the Baptist Parish Library accused of discriminating employees by race in new lawsuit
A lawsuit filed against the St. John the Baptist Parish Library Board of Control includes accusations of discrimination and unlawful retaliation, according to documents filed on March 25 in the St. John the Baptist Parish District Court. -
Federal judge dismisses emissions lawsuit against LaPlace chemical plant
A federal judge has swatted down a second environmental lawsuit alleging that a chemical company’s operations have caused medical problems and health risks for the plant’s neighbors in St. John the Baptist Parish. -
LOUISIANA GOVERNOR'S OFFICE: Gov. Edwards Announces Boards and Commissions Appointments
Gov. John Bel Edwards announced his appointments to several Louisiana boards and commissions. -
LOUISIANA GOVERNOR'S OFFICE: Gov. Edwards' July 13 Update on Tropical Storm Barry
Gov. John Bel Edwards met with the Unified Command Group to continue coordinating the state’s response to Tropical Storm Barry and the ongoing flood fight in Louisiana, which has reached day 260. -
Court reduces attorneys' fees due by parish stemming from deaf employee's discrimination suit
NEW ORLEANS — The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana has ruled that a reduction of attorneys’ fees is merited in the case of a woman suing a sheriff for his alleged discrimination against her for her disability. -
Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch supports judge's dismissal of Denka lawsuit
NEW ORLEANS – Judge Martin Feldman has dismissed a lawsuit petitioning for class-action status, claiming that the allegations were unclear and therefore not worthy of being advanced. -
Motion to remand environmental tort against Denka Performance, state agencies is denied
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana denied a plaintiff’s request to remand her environmental tort complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. -
Appeals court backs dismissal of former St. John the Baptist Parish deputy's race discrimination case
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently upheld a decision by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana to dismiss a race discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by a former deputy in St. John the Baptist Parish against the parish's sheriff. -
Judge allows LaPlace-area residents' lawsuit against Denka to move forward
NEW ORLEANS – Thirteen residents who claim a nearby LaPlace chemical plant is threatening their health can move forward with their lawsuit following a recent U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana decision not throw their case out. -
Class action against Denka Performance Elastomer returns to state court
On Oct. 15, the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Louisiana granted a class action’s motion to remand the case back to state court but denied the class’ request for attorney’s fees and legal costs associated with a previous removal. -
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. -
Court dismisses inmate’s personal injury suit against St. John the Baptist Sheriff’s Department
A Louisiana court has affirmed a lower court’s decision to dismiss an inmate’s personal injury case against the St. John the Baptist Sheriff’s Department due to lack of subject matter jurisdiction. -
Judge declines class status for case over Denka chloroprene plant
U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman has ruled there will be no time extension for a plaintiff to turn his suit into a class action in a case over claims that a plant released high levels of chloroprene into the air. -
St. John the Baptist Parish files suit against 13 oil and gas companies
In April, St. John the Baptist Parish became the sixth Louisiana entity to file suit against state oil and gas companies, alleging damages to its coast and its wetlands. -
Biker alleges that swingarm he purchased from McIntosh Grayson Motorsports was defective
NEW ORLEANS – A Louisiana man alleges a swingarm he purchased for his Kawasaki motorcycle failed while he was riding the bike and caused him to crash.