Vernon Parish
Recent News About Vernon Parish
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Plaintiff alleges severe medical neglect by Sheriff's Department leading to life-threatening condition
A new civil rights lawsuit has been filed by Walter Lee Dailey against Heather Patterson and Sheriff John S. Craft for failing to provide necessary medical care while incarcerated at Vernon Parish Jail. The complaint details how delays in treatment led to Dailey's HIV progressing into full-blown AIDS. -
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards announces Gov. Edwards Announces Boards and Commissions Appointments
Gov. John Bel Edwards announced his appointments to the following Louisiana boards and commissions. -
30th Judicial District Court as of October 1, 2021
30th Judicial District Court as of October 1, 2021. -
Appeals court revives Toledo Bend Dam inverse condemnation suit
BATON ROUGE — The inverse condemnation claims of Louisiana property owners along the Sabine River downstream of the Toledo Bend Dam has been revived and will remain in state court following recent appeals. -
Appeals court grants homeowners new hearing in Toledo Bend Dam flooding suit
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana's First Circuit Court of Appeal recently reversed a lower court ruling that dismissed a claim filed by a group of residents who said the Toledo Bend Dam increased the likelihood of flooding on their properties. -
District court dismisses 2 counts in construction companies' breach of contract dispute
A construction subcontractor was only partially victorious in its breach of contract lawsuit against a related business in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on October 25. -
Louisiana Supreme Court clears Vernon Parish Asst DA of withholding evidence in murder trial
Leesville attorney and Vernon Parish assistant district attorney Ronald Kenneth Seastrunk has been cleared of all charges over his alleged failure to hand over evidence to the defense in a 2012 murder trial, according to an Oct. 18 Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary proceeding. -
Man alleges Leesville officer subjected him to illegal arrest during traffic stop
LAFAYETTE – A Vernon Parish man alleges that he was illegally arrested by a Leesville police officer last year. -
Vernon Parish woman claims she was physically removed from a Greyhound bus station
NEW ORLEANS – A Vernon Parish woman is seeking damages after she claims that she was physically removed from a building. -
Mother files suit against owners, Corvias Military Living after dog allegedly attacked child
LAFAYETTE – A Vernon Parish mother has filed a suit over a dog attack that occurred in Fort Polk which she alleges injured her children. -
FitzGerald Contractors alleges it is still owed more than $5,000 for work on project
LAKE CHARLES – A Shreveport subcontractor alleges it was not paid in full for work on a federal project in Vernon Parish. -
Attorney Disciplinary Board recommends 3-year suspension of Mitchell Evans
NEW ORLEANS – In a June 10 recommendation to the Louisiana Supreme Court, the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) accepted the formal charges filed by the Office of Disciplinary Council (ODC) against attorney Mitchell M. Evans, II to be suspended for three years for alleged professional misconduct in three separate cases.
