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Biden's private-industry vaccine mandates seen as threat to state's economic health
Louisiana business groups are pushing back on the Biden administration’s plan to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for employees of businesses that have 100 or more workers on their payrolls. -
Life Care Plans Driving Up Cost of Personal Injury Litigation
Life Care Plans Driving Up Cost of Personal Injury Litigation. -
Biden administration backpedals on oil and gas leasing ban
The Biden administration moved this week to resume the process of leasing oil and gas tracts in the Gulf of Mexico and onshore in the United States in the wake of a federal judge’s preliminary injunction against a Jan. 27 executive order. -
TAYLOR PORTER BROOKS & PHILLIPS LLP: Taylor Porter Environmental Law Practice Ranked Among Top in Louisiana by Clients, Peers
Clients and peers in the 2021 Chambers USA Guide ranked the Taylor Porter environmental law practice among the top Louisiana environmental law firms. -
TAYLOR PORTER BROOKS & PHILLIPS LLP: Six Taylor Porter Attorneys Ranked by Clients, Peers in 2021 Chambers USA
Six Taylor Porter attorneys have been selected by clients and peers as “Leaders in Their Field” in the 2021 Chambers USA Guide, which evaluates and ranks attorneys and firms through extensive independent research that includes interviews with firm clients and peer attorneys. -
LOUISIANA GOVERNOR'S OFFICE: Gov. Edwards Announces Boards and Commissions Appointments as of June 18, 2021
Gov. John Bel Edwards announced his appointments to several Louisiana boards and commissions. -
Federal judge narrows focus of lawsuit to overturn offshore oil and gas leasing moratorium
Environmental groups have been denied permission to intervene in a multi-state lawsuit aimed at overturning a moratorium on new oil and gas leasing on federal lands and coastal waters imposed by the Biden administration. -
Bill to set up framework to tax recreational marijuana sales in Louisiana dies in House
Efforts to hash out a plan to legalize recreational marijuana in Louisiana came to an end this month as a tax framework bill for cannabis died on a 47-48 vote in the state’s House of Representatives. -
LOUISIANA GOVERNOR'S OFFICE: Gov. Edwards Announces Boards and Commissions Appointments - 05/21/2021
Gov. John Bel Edwards announced his appointments to several Louisiana boards and commissions. -
Louisiana business groups urge governor to end federal jobless assistance payments
A coalition of Louisiana business groups is urging the governor to end Louisiana’s participation in the federal COVID-19 supplemental unemployment assistance program because thousands of jobs are currently going unfilled. -
State's high court OKs new rules to help root out misleading attorney ads
The Louisiana Supreme Court has adopted new rules on attorney advertising in an attempt to make such commercial messaging more transparent and to root out false or misleading ads. -
TAYLOR PORTER BROOKS & PHILLIPS LLP: Taylor Porter Welcomes First Round of 2021 Summer Law Clerks
Taylor Porter welcomes seven law students for the first round of the 2021 Summer Law Clerk Program in which under the guidance of practicing Taylor Porter attorneys and mentors, law clerks gain hands-on experience and interaction that reflect real life as a lawyer. -
Louisiana Senate to reconsider bill allowing social media firms to be sued for editing content
A Senate bill that would allow Louisianans the right to sue social media companies that delete or censor their religious or political speech will be reconsidered next week after falling short during a floor vote earlier this month. -
Louisiana crawfish industry accused of lowballing wages in federal lawsuit
The federal government’s rules to determine how much temporary foreign workers should be paid in Louisiana’s crawfish-processing industry violates an appeals court decision and is depressing wages for U.S. workers, according to a new lawsuit. -
Bill to end concealed carry permit requirement passes Louisiana Senate
A bill that would allow the carrying of concealed firearms without a permit passed the Louisiana Senate this week on a vote of 27-11 in spite of public safety concerns raised by law enforcement. -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA: U.S. Attorney’s Office Commemorates National Crime Victims’ Rights Week
Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook joins the Department of Justice and communities nationwide in observing National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, celebrating victims’ rights, protections, and services. -
LOUSIANA GOVERNOR'S OFFICE: Gov. Edwards' 2021 Regular Session Remarks
I want to thank Father Paul Yi for the opening prayer, the Jaguar Battalion and Brittany Jackson – a music teacher at Sharon Hills Elementary for the anthem, and Rep. Barbara Freiberg for leading the pledge of allegiance. -
LOUISIANA'S GOVERNOR'S OFFICE: Gov. Edwards Announces Boards and Commissions Appointments - 04/09/2021
Gov. John Bel Edwards announced his appointments to several Louisiana boards and commissions. -
Louisiana lawmaker optimistic about marijuana legalization bill amid rising public support
Rising support for recreational marijuana use in Louisiana could push state lawmakers to pass a bill this session that would pave the way for parish-by-parish votes on legalization, according to the bill’s author. -
Inadequate medical care contributed to Louisiana inmate injuries, deaths, judge finds
Inmates at the Louisiana State Penitentiary (LSP) in Angola have suffered needless injuries and deaths as a result of unconstitutional, inadequate medical care, a federal judge said in an opinion in a class-action lawsuit.