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Bid to stop enforcement of new federal horseracing rules 'inappropriate,' judge says
A federal judge has rejected a request by the Louisiana attorney general to stop the enforcement of new horseracing regulations that critics say will saddle racetracks, state racing commissions and others with unconstitutional burdens. -
Landry asks U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in Louisiana redistricting battle
The Louisiana Legislature on Saturday ended its special session on congressional redistricting without producing a map with two Black-majority districts, as a federal district judge overseeing litigation about the issue instructed lawmakers to do. -
President Beat: AG Jeff Landry Wins Another Fight Against Biden Immigration Policy
President Beat: AG Jeff Landry Wins Another Fight Against Biden Immigration Policy. -
Jeffrey Riggs Appointed to Louisiana State Bar Association Board of Governors
Jeffrey Riggs Appointed to Louisiana State Bar Association Board of Governors. -
Shreveport refinery to appeal EPA ruling on renewable fuel blending requirements
A Shreveport refinery has filed an appeal with the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to challenge a recent federal Environmental Protection Agency decision revoking the refinery’s previously granted exemption from a requirement to blend renewable fuel with gasoline. -
State's high court hears arguments on making unanimous verdict ruling retroactive
The Louisiana Supreme Court heard oral arguments this week about whether a U.S. Supreme Court’s finding that non-unanimous jury verdicts are unconstitutional should apply retroactively to 1,500 Louisiana inmates. -
Louisiana property insurance market 'melting down' as legal climate worsens, insiders say
Louisiana’s property insurance market is headed toward a calamity as state lawmakers consider stiffer penalties on insurers who delay hurricane damage payouts and the state’s litigation climate becomes more hostile, industry groups say. -
Voting rights groups sue to overturn Louisiana redistricting maps
As promised, civil rights groups have filed a lawsuit challenging the legality of the congressional redistricting map approved by the state Legislature but vetoed by Gov. John Bel Edwards. -
Congressional redistricting issue now in lawmakers' hands after Edwards' veto
Gov. John Bel Edwards tossed a political hot potato back to the state Legislature last week when he vetoed the lawmakers’ proposed congressional district boundaries for the decade ahead. -
Legal settlement leads to release of longtime Louisiana prisoner Bobby Sneed
Bobby Sneed is finally a free man after spending roughly 50 years in prison and then proceeding to fight for his release after initially being granted parole. -
Ex-employee sues police department for unlawful arrest
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - A New Orleans Police Department criminalist says his concerns about unsafe lab conditions led to anxiety. -
Steve Herman, Participant in Federal Bar Association Mock Oral Argument Cle, “Harvard Admission Standards: Constitutional or Not?”
Steve Herman, Participant in Federal Bar Association Mock Oral Argument Cle, “Harvard Admission Standards: Constitutional or Not?” -
Judge shoots down Biden's Social Cost of Carbon executive order
LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana – A federal judge has granted a request by states to halt the Biden Administration’s Social Cost of Carbon executive order. -
Woman sues Delta Downs after elevator malfunction
LAKE CHARLES - Cheryl Lee filed a lawsuit in September in the Parish of Calcasieu District Court against Boyd Racing LLC d/b/a Delta Downs Racetrack Casino and Hotel, Boyd Louisiana Racing, LLC., Boyd Gaming Corporation and Schindler Elevator Corporation for negligence. -
Former member of AG's Office says he was retaliated against, demoted
BATON ROUGE - Matthew Derbes filed a lawsuit Oct. 3 in the East Baton Rouge District Court against the State of Louisiana, through Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry and the Department of Justice. -
Gator had bad brakes, injury lawsuit against John Deere says
NEW ORLEANS - Parish Tillman's May lawsuit filed in Tangipahoa District Court against John Deere Construction and Marr Marin for failure to warn, design defect and negligence was recently removed to New Orleans federal court. -
Lawsuit says TV fell on woman at Walmart
BATON ROUGE - Ivy Morris' July lawsuit filed in the East Baton Rouge District Court against Walmart was recently removed to Baton Rouge federal court by the defendant. -
Parish tax officials seek dismissal of federal lawsuit challenging Louisiana sales tax system
Several local tax officials in Louisiana have asked a federal judge to dismiss a potentially far-reaching lawsuit that challenges the state’s parish-based sales and use tax system as unconstitutionally burdensome to out-of-state businesses. -
Federal lawsuit alleges oil firm was negligent in oil tank blast that killed Louisiana teen
The family of a Beauregard Parish teen who was killed in an oil field tank battery explosion that hurled her body hundreds of yards from the tank site is suing a Texas oil company and the company’s insurer for negligence. -
Brandon B. Brown Sworn in as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana
Brandon B. Brown Sworn in as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana.