News from 2022
National Consumer Protection Week Highlighted By Attorney General Jeff Landry
National Consumer Protection Week Highlighted By Attorney General Jeff Landry.
Legislature finds establishing offshore wind energy rules for Gulf is not a breeze
Legislation that would establish state regulations for the leasing of offshore wind energy sites in the Gulf could be counterproductive due to a provision allowing the state to get a cut of the revenues generated, according to advocates for wind energy.
Baker: Conservative-supported antitrust bill will ‘empower and embolden progressives’ without protecting speech
Anti-trust reform has long been one of the answers politicians give in response to the question about how to rein in Big Tech with regard to accusations of them blocking conservative viewpoints.
New Orleans relaxes COVID-19 policies in wake of civil lawsuit
Plaintiffs who sued New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell and other city officials over the city’s COVID-19 masking policies and its vaccine mandates are declaring victory after New Orleans announced it is relaxing the measures this month.
ABC News to face lawsuit after video of football team chanting N-word gets Black coach fired
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - ABC News must defend itself against a defamation suit by a high school football coach who was fired from his job after a video emerged of his team chanting the N-word at a pregame locker room rally.
New Orleans Lifts Mandates Amid Subpoenas In Lawsuit By Residents And Attorney General
New Orleans Lifts Mandates Amid Subpoenas In Lawsuit By Residents And Attorney General.
Amended lawsuit alleges LSU running backs coach engaged in sex harassment
The latest iteration of a sexual harassment lawsuit filed against Louisiana State University and former athletics officials accuses LSU running backs coach Frank Wilson of repeated inappropriate behavior toward female students and workers.
Louisiana appeals court backs former Lafourche president in dispute over back pay
A Louisiana appeals court has sided with a former Lafourche Parish president in his lawsuit seeking more than $180,000 in back pay, effectively ending a three-year-old legal dispute.
Nominations are open for 2022 Catherine D. Kimball Award!
Nominations are open for 2022 Catherine D. Kimball Award!
Subpoenas Issued For New Orleans Mayor, School Board President In Shot And Mask Mandate Lawsuit Joined By AG Jeff Landry
Subpoenas Issued For New Orleans Mayor, School Board President In Shot And Mask Mandate Lawsuit Joined By AG Jeff Landry.
2022 LSBA Criminal Justice Summit on March 10-11, 2022
2022 LSBA Criminal Justice Summit on March 10-11, 2022.
Baton Rouge groundwater regulators sued over plan to meter industrial water users
A private Baton Rouge water company is suing to stop groundwater regulators from putting a metering system in place to monitor Baton Rouge-area industrial water users.
After vaccinating son without mom's permission, school and hospital argue for protection from lawsuit
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – A Louisiana school district and a hospital are fighting a lawsuit brought by a mother upset her son was allowed to be vaccinated against COVID-19 without her permission.
AG Jeff Landry Leads 25-State Coalition Against Biden's Continued Attack On American Energy
AG Jeff Landry Leads 25-State Coalition Against Biden's Continued Attack On American Energy.
Gov. Edwards' Statement on the Situation in Ukraine and the Vice President’s Travel
Gov. Edwards' Statement on the Situation in Ukraine and the Vice President’s Travel.
Gov. Edwards Appoints Dr. Chaunda Mitchell as Deputy Chief of Staff for Programs and Planning
Gov. Edwards Appoints Dr. Chaunda Mitchell as Deputy Chief of Staff for Programs and Planning.
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Join an LSBA Committee and make a significant contribution to the profession and the community.
Magistrate judge suggests tossing case over mask-less student's isolation in school
LAFAYETTE, La. (Legal Newsline) – A Louisiana school board has nearly defeated a lawsuit that sought to punish it for placing a student into isolation for not wearing a face mask.
Nominations Open Online for Trailblazer Award, Guardian of Diversity Award
Nominations Open Online for Trailblazer Award, Guardian of Diversity Award.
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.