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Free Legal Clinic for Estate Planning & Disaster Preparedness
A collaborative effort spearheaded by AARP Foundation, AARP Louisiana, Southern University Law Center, Southeast Louisiana Legal Services, Baton Rouge Bar Association, and Louisiana Appleseed brings back the highly acclaimed Free Legal Clinic to Baton Rouge this year.
Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal to hold oral arguments at LSU Law on February 26
The Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal will hold oral arguments in the David Robinson Courtroom at the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center on Monday, Feb. 26, as part of the court’s educational, community, and professional outreach program.
Louisiana environmental groups sue over EPA decision giving state agency authority over carbon-capture projects
Louisiana environmental groups on Tuesday filed a legal challenge to the federal Environmental Protection Agency’s decision making the state the primary regulator of carbon-capture projects planned by the oil and gas industry.
Attorney General Liz Murrill’s Office Gets Conviction For Serial Rapist In Rapides Parish
Justin Grant Walters came before Judge Lowell Hazel at the 9th Judicial District Court in Rapides Parish, and pleaded guilty to.
Man accuses two companies of racial discrimination, retaliation
A man alleges two companies are guilty of racial discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and creation of a hostile work environment.
Halliburton accuses Weatherford of trademark infringement
Halliburton is accusing another company of patent infringement.
Pugh Institute for Justice to screen ‘My Name is Pauli Murray’ at LSU Law on Feb. 23
Betsy West, co-director of the Peabody Award-winning documentary “My Name is Pauli Murray,” will attend a special screening of her film at the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center on Friday, Feb. 23, and participate in a panel discussion with LSU Law and LSU faculty members.
12 Louisianans challenge new congressional districts, alleging they're 'racially gerrymandered'
A dozen plaintiffs described as “non-African Americans” have filed a federal lawsuit against Louisiana’s secretary of state, alleging that a new congressional map signed into law last month by Gov. Jeff Landry was a product of unconstitutional racial gerrymandering.
Louisiana Shrimp Association sues federal fisheries agency over turtle-protection rule
The Louisiana Shrimp Association is suing the Biden administration, alleging that a federal fisheries rule requiring the installation of sea turtle protection devices on certain shrimpers’ boats would be “financially crushing” for the industry.
100 Black Men of Metro Baton Rouge, Ltd. Annual Gala
Taylor Porter is pleased to sponsor the 100 Black Men of Metro Baton Rouge, Ltd. Annual Gala being held on February 17th at the Crowne Plaza.
Brandao named Director of the Tulane Civil Rights and Federal Practice Clinic
Sam Brandao (L’12), who has served as a professor in the Civil Rights and Federal Practice Clinic since 2016, has been named the Director of the Clinic, Interim Dean Sally Richardson announced.
Tulane BLSA Moot Court team are three-time regional champs
For the third time in a row, Tulane Law’s Thurgood Marshall Appellate Team has won the Southwest Regional Championship in the Black Law Student Association Moot Court Competition. BLSA’s appellate team has dominated this competition for the past three years, and this year’s team has earned a bid to compete for the National title in Houston in March.
72-year-old accuses Madden Contracting of age, disability discrimination
A 72-year-old Louisiana man is accusing a contractor of age and disability discrimination.
Estates sues after man dies cleaning barge
A man's family is suing a host of companies after he died while cleaning a barge.
McNeese State University is top Louisiana school in campus free-speech study
McNeese State University in Lake Charles was the only university in Louisiana to receive the highest rating possible from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression for efforts to protect students’ free speech.
Louisiana MBDA, East Baton Rouge City-Parish host vendor fair for minority business entrepreneurs on March 12
The Louisiana Minority Business Development Agency, in partnership with Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome, East Baton Rouge City-Parish, and other local partners are hosting a Minority Business Enterprises Vendor Fair on Tuesday, March 12, at the Raising Canes River Center from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Louisiana business groups object to Biden's pause on LNG export permits
The Biden administration late last month announced a temporary pause on pending liquefied natural gas export permits, prompting business groups in Louisiana to call the decision a threat to the state’s LNG production and energy jobs.
Tulane student says he was wrongfully suspended, presumed guilty of sexual misconduct
A Tulane University student says he was wrongfully presumed guilty of sexual misconduct and suspended from the school for more than two years.
Sam's Club employee sues after slip-and-fall at work
A Sam's Club employee, Pamela Taylor Smiley, has filed a lawsuit against her employer, Sam's West Inc., following a slip-and-fall accident at work. The incident occurred on March 10, 2023, at the company's premises in Metairie, Louisiana. Smiley alleges that she slipped and fell due to an unnoticeable meat juice residue on the floor which was obscured by the cart she was pushing.
The legal challenges of climate change will be the subject of the Eason-Weinmann Lecture Feb. 19
The legal hurdles and opportunities of negotiating global climate change initiatives is the subject of the 2024 Eason-Weinmann Lecture Feb. 19.