HOUMA — A federal judge has heard arguments regarding a minority judgeship case that strives to alter the at-large voting system to a district based method to create a minority district.
HOUMA — The Houma-Terrebonne Housing Authority failed to notify the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that the group had settled two federal lawsuits.
BATON ROUGE — The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana on March 13 will hear a Terrebonne Parish NAACP lawsuit seeking to create a majority-minority judicial district system to better represent the blacks and minorities in the parish.
NEW ORLEANS — An NAACP lawsuit alleges that Terrebonne Parish's system of selecting judges violates the U.S. Voting Rights Act, and its aim of creating a minority-based judicial district is to be heard at Louisiana’s federal district court on March 13.
HOUMA — A Houma police officer has filed a lawsuit claiming his constitutional rights were violated when his home was searched and he was put on administrative leave over a complaint that he allegedly authored a defamatory blog about parish public officials and their relationships.
NEW ORLEANS – A former cook and caregiver has filed a class-action lawsuit against a Terrebonne Parish organization over allegations she was not properly compensated for overtime.
NEW ORLEANS – A Texas corporation that owns an interest in a Terrebonne Parish property claims leasees on the property are operating without a lease and are not complying with state laws regarding co-ownership of the property.
NEW ORLEANS – A Terrebonne Parish man alleges officers unlawfully used a stun gun on him and ordered him to leave a Waffle House after an incident that didn't involve him.
THIBODAUX — Lafourche Parish District Attorney Cam Morvant has claimed that groups are disseminating incorrect information about lawsuits targeting gas and oil companies, according to an article in the Daily Comet.