News from February 2022
Sen. Kennedy at CPAC: ‘Woke-ism is strangling a free people’
ORLANDO (Legal Newsline) - Americans are not free if they cannot express themselves and say what they think, Republican Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy said at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday.
Legal settlement leads to release of longtime Louisiana prisoner Bobby Sneed
Bobby Sneed is finally a free man after spending roughly 50 years in prison and then proceeding to fight for his release after initially being granted parole.
Violent Criminals Not Being Deported, Deadly Drugs Flooding The Southern Border – Attorney General Jeff Landry Demands DHS Secretary Resign
Violent Criminals Not Being Deported, Deadly Drugs Flooding The Southern Border – Attorney General Jeff Landry Demands DHS Secretary Resign.
Fifth Circuit asked to overrule decision on New Orleans cemetery tours
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – Tourism companies that say they have been shut out of showing off New Orleans’ famous cemeteries are appealing a federal judge’s order that dismissed their lawsuit.
Louisiana Supreme Court denies request to to issue temporary restraining order on mask, vaccine mandates
City-issued vaccination and mask mandates will remain in effect at least through Mardi Gras, following the denial of a request asking the Louisiana Supreme Court to issue a temporary restraining order last month.
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.
Boat tour service sued after collision allegedly causes injuries to passenger
NEW ORLEANS - Donna Grady filed a federal lawsuit on Jan. 27 in the Eastern District of Louisiana against Airboat Adventures, LLC for negligence.
Federal oil, gas drilling decisions on hold in wake of ruling on social carbon cost estimates
A federal judge’s recent decision to overturn a section of a presidential executive order that called for monetizing social carbon costs in federal actions will lead to delays in future oil and gas drilling, according to a court filing on Saturday.
Home Depot, table saw manufacturers sued over man's partial amputation of three fingers
NEW ORLEANS - Ronald Evans filed a federal lawsuit on Jan. 28 in the Eastern District of Louisiana against One World Technologies, Techtronic Industries North America, Ridgid, Inc., The Ridge Tool Company and Home Depot USA, over a table saw.
Former officer sues City of Sulphur over COVID test dispute
LAKE CHARLES - Sean C. Smith filed a federal lawsuit on Jan. 27 in the Western District of Louisiana against the City of Sulphur for prohibited medical inquiry, discrimination in employment and retaliation.
Gov. Edwards Extends COVID Public Health Emergency Order, Without Required Mitigation Measures
Gov. Edwards Extends COVID Public Health Emergency Order, Without Required Mitigation Measures.
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Louisiana Joins Its Federal, State and Local Law Enforcement Partners in Addressing Violent Crime
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Louisiana Joins Its Federal, State and Local Law Enforcement Partners in Addressing Violent Crime.
Online Daters Offered Safety Tips By Attorney General Jeff Landry
Online Daters Offered Safety Tips By Attorney General Jeff Landry.
U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Louisiana Commemorates National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month
U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Louisiana Commemorates National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month.
The Louisiana Supreme Court Observes Black History Month With Educational Initiatives
The Louisiana Supreme Court Observes Black History Month With Educational Initiatives.
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.
Louisiana property owners lose bid to get gain share of pipeline firm's profits
The co-owners of 160 acres of Louisiana property are not entitled to a share of a pipeline company’s profits even though the company’s pipelines were constructed partially outside of the locations agreed to in a contract, a federal appeals court has ruled.
Companies in legal battle over Cuzz's Cooter Juice
ALEXANDRIA - Old Indian Tricks, LLC filed a lawsuit on Dec. 29 in Grant Parish District Court against Nelson Creek Outdoors and three individuals for trademark infringement and violation of the Louisiana Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law.
Louisiana AG wins injunction against Biden executive order on social carbon costs
The Louisiana attorney general scored a win against the Biden administration last week when a federal judge agreed that a presidential executive order attempting to monetize social carbon costs in federal actions was executive overreach.
Doctor sued for allegedly selling woman's explicit photos
NEW ORLEANS - A Jane Doe filed a federal lawsuit on Dec. 29 in the Eastern District of Louisiana against Dr. Phillip T. Sobash, who allegedly published private photographs of the woman.