News from December 2022
2022 Baton Rouge Bar Association Holiday Star Project
Taylor Porter had the honor of participating in the 2022 Baton Rouge Bar Association Holiday Star Project.
Federal regulators approve LNG facility for Cameron Parish, despite greenhouse gas concerns
Federal energy regulators gave the green light to a liquefied natural gas (LNG) and export plant in Cameron Parish last month, prompting Louisiana environmentalists and local fisheries to express dismay at the anticipated consequences of the project.
Kick Holiday Stress to the curb this year!
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Baby dies after swallowing penny; Court rules doctors aren't liable
LAKE CHARLES, La. (Legal Newsline) - Caregivers who spent more than an hour trying to save a 9-month-old who swallowed a penny aren’t liable for his death from a rare complication of the procedure to remove it, a Louisiana appeals court ruled.
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Louisiana finishes 7th on latest list of ATRF's Judicial Hellholes
Louisiana finished seventh on the American Tort Reform Foundation’s new Judicial Hellholes report, a slight improvement over last year’s report but an indication to tort reform supporters that more reforms are necessary.
“Justice Fridays” CLE for CINC attorneys
The LSBA’s Children’s Law Committee and Statewide CINC Task Force hosted child advocates from across Louisiana for another “Justice Fridays” CLE for CINC attorneys!
Gov. Edwards Encourages Rural Communities to Take Advantage of Rural Development Support for Federal Funding Opportunities
Following a recent meeting with the regional directors of the Governor’s Office of Rural Development, Gov. John Bel Edwards is encouraging rural communities to reach out to the Office for help taking advantage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Justice40 initiative.
Trey Tumminello Re-Elected to Board of Directors
Taylor Porter Partner, Trey Tumminello, has been re-elected to the Baton Rouge Bar Association Board of Directors.
Groups file amicus brief supporting man's right to compare pandemic to zombie apocalypse
Ensuring that humor in its many forms continues to receive the full protection of the First Amendment has become an increasingly serious issue for supporters of a Louisiana man who was arrested for posting a joke on Facebook.
U.S. Attorney’s Office and FBI Seeking to Identify Potential Victims in Connection with Online Child Exploitation Case
United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Louisiana and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”) are seeking to identify potential victims of an online child exploitation scheme which originated in Northeast Louisiana in 2021.
Proposed social cost of carbon nearly quadruples amid Louisiana-led legal battle
A draft report from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency would increase its estimated social cost of carbon dioxide nearly fourfold – even as a Louisiana legal challenge to federal measures to monetize harm caused by greenhouse gases plays out.
Settlement resolves long-running antitrust lawsuit against Louisiana shorthand reporters board
A lengthy and complex legal battle in which the Louisiana board overseeing shorthand reporters was accused of engaging in anti-competitive practices against court-reporting firms came to an end last month, with both sides claiming victory.
Louisiana, Missouri Attorneys General To Depose Dr. Fauci
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry and Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt will depose Dr. Anthony Fauci in their lawsuit against the federal government for allegedly colluding with social media companies to censor speech.
LSBA members can take advantage of the Dell’s Black Friday dals through Nov. 26!
LSBA members can take advantage of the Dell’s Black Friday dals through Nov. 26!