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Civil rights groups urge governor to veto legislature's congressional redistricting maps
Civil rights groups have sent a letter to Gov. John Bel Edwards urging him to veto bills passed by the legislature that they say would fail to expand minority representation in Louisiana congressional districts. -
Iberia parish judge finds no cause of action in lawsuit over donated boat disaster funds
A district judge has rejected a lawsuit alleging a Louisiana nonprofit mishandled donated funds for search-and-rescue operations in the wake of a liftboat disaster in the Gulf of Mexico last year. -
Nominations Open Online for Trailblazer Award, Guardian of Diversity Award
Nominations Open Online for Trailblazer Award, Guardian of Diversity Award. -
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. -
Wilson Elser Names 19 New Partners
Wilson Elser Names 19 New Partners. -
Louisiana business groups laud rejection of 'one-size-fits-all' workplace vaccine mandate
Louisiana business groups expressed relief after last week’s U.S. Supreme Court decision blocking the Biden administration from implementing its rule requiring 84 million workers to get the COVID-19 vaccine or face a testing regimen. -
Gov. Edwards Announces Boards and Commissions Appointments as of January 10, 2022
Gov. Edwards Announces Boards and Commissions Appointments as of January 10, 2022. -
Lafayette City Court judge disqualified after viral video showed she made racial slurs
The state Supreme Court has temporarily disqualified a Lafayette City Court judge after a video indicated that Judge Michelle Odinet made racial slurs in the wake of a burglary attempt at her home. -
St. Bernard residents sue to stop proposed container ship terminal
St. Bernard residents and community groups have filed a lawsuit challenging plans to build a $1.5 billion container ship terminal in the parish, alleging the project would devastate the region’s quality of life, destroy wetlands and lead to choking traffic. -
Louisiana congressman authors bill to make staging of vehicle accidents a crime
A Baton Rouge congressman has introduced legislation that would make staging vehicle collisions a federal crime in the wake of investigators uncovering an extensive accident-staging ring in New Orleans. -
Gov. Edwards Announces Boards and Commissions Appointments as of December 3, 2021
Gov. Edwards Announces Boards and Commissions Appointments as of December 3, 2021. -
New Orleans credit union prevails in sexual harassment lawsuit
A federal court has granted a New Orleans credit union’s motion for a summary judgment in a lawsuit brought by a former credit union executive who alleged he was a victim of sexual harassment by higher-ups. -
Defeat of sales tax reform measure disappoints Louisiana business groups
Louisiana business groups expressed disappointment that Louisiana voters recently rejected a proposal to create a streamlined, statewide system to oversee sales tax collections. -
Business groups back Terrebonne Parish lawsuit challenging state's coastal erosion probe
Louisiana business groups have filed a legal brief supporting the Terrebonne Consolidated Government in its efforts to stop the parish’s district attorney from pursuing coastal erosion lawsuits against energy companies. -
Gov. Edwards Announces Boards and Commissions Appointments
Gov. Edwards Announces Boards and Commissions Appointments. -
Legal settlement relaxes solitary confinement policy for Louisiana's death row inmates
Conditions for isolated death row inmates at Louisiana State Penitentiary will improve as a result of a recent settlement of a 2017 class-action lawsuit that alleged conditions there were cruel and unusual. -
State Farm seeks review of order calling on insurers to pay hurricane evacuation expenses
State Farm will seek a legal hearing to explain disagreement with an order from the Louisiana insurance commissioner requiring insurers to pay evacuation expenses for policyholders affected by Hurricane Ida. -
Landry intervenes in D.C. lawsuit opposing Gulf of Mexico oil lease sale
A federal court this month ruled in favor of Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry’s motion to intervene in a case that pits environmental groups against the Biden administration’s effort to move forward with an offshore oil and gas lease sale. -
Fairness, competition sought as Louisiana kicks off redistricting process
Louisiana lawmakers launched the once-every-decade redistricting process last week during a joint legislative meeting as interest groups pressed for districts that are more racially representative and competitive. -
Louisiana energy producers see congressional oil industry probe as partisan attack
Louisiana’s energy industry sees a congressional probe into whether oil companies have minimized the effects of fossil fuel burning on climate change as a partisan attack against companies working to revive the U.S. economy.