News from 2022
Wind energy advocate: 'Offshore turbines could exceed more than 25,000 acres of real estate under new law'
The amount of Louisiana offshore real estate eventually occupied by wind energy turbines could be much more than 25,000 acres as prescribed in Act 443
Fighting For Truth: Louisiana AG Asks Court To Compel DOJ To Produce Communications Between Biden Officials And Big Tech
Fighting For Truth: Louisiana AG Asks Court To Compel DOJ To Produce Communications Between Biden Officials And Big Tech.
Taylor Porter Welcomes Matt Pettaway to the Lake Charles Office
Taylor Porter Welcomes Matt Pettaway to the Lake Charles Office.
Gov. Edwards Celebrates the First Group of Residents Resettling at The New Isle Community
Gov. Edwards Celebrates the First Group of Residents Resettling at The New Isle Community.
Baton Rouge pays attorney $86,000 to settle civil suit alleging retaliation
The Baton Rouge Metro Council has settled a lawsuit with a Virginia law professor and attorney, agreeing to pay Thomas Frampton $86,000 after he alleged the city had retaliated against him for exercising his First Amendment rights.
Service Members Defrauded By Harris Jewelry, Attorney General Jeff Landry Helps Recover $34.2 Million
Service Members Defrauded By Harris Jewelry, Attorney General Jeff Landry Helps Recover $34.2 Million.
Louisiana high court gives Shreveport mayor green light to seek re-election
In a 4-3 decision authored by Chief Justice John Weimer, the Louisiana Supreme Court has reversed an appeals court ruling that found Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins was ineligible to run for re-election.
In Wake Of Continued High Gas Prices, Attorney General Jeff Landry Scores Major Victory For American Energy
In Wake Of Continued High Gas Prices, Attorney General Jeff Landry Scores Major Victory For American Energy.
The Taylor Porter Field of Dreams Softball Team enjoyed playing in this exciting fundraising tournament
The Taylor Porter Field of Dreams Softball Team enjoyed playing in this exciting fundraising tournament.
Louisiana tax panel to clarify rules on companies' property tax exemptions
The Louisiana Tax Commission seems poised to clarify the rules for when parish assessors can take large commercial properties off of local tax rolls, potentially saving taxpayers in the New Orleans area alone millions of dollars.
Watershed Council Approves Project List for $100M Design Support Program and Approves New $100M Funding Opportunity for Flood Mitigation
Watershed Council Approves Project List for $100M Design Support Program and Approves New $100M Funding Opportunity for Flood Mitigation.
Inflation Reducation Act falls short of LOGA's ideal to finalize 5-year offshore leasing program
LOGA's letter to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management requests finalization of 5-year offshore leasing program
Brad Pitt foundation settles litigation over defects in New Orleans homes for $20.5 million
New Orleans residents and a housing program launched by Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation in the wake of Hurricane Katrina have settled a class-action lawsuit alleging widespread home construction defects for $20.5 million.
Lawsuits, inflated property insurance claims expected amid Louisiana market uncertainties
Out-of-state plaintiffs’ attorneys and insurance claims investigators are descending on Louisiana in hopes of reaping financial rewards from residential damage resulting from four storms that slammed the state during the last two hurricane seasons.
42 Deutsch Kerrigan Attorneys Recognized in the 2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
42 Deutsch Kerrigan Attorneys Recognized in the 2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
Louisiana Access to Justice Commission hosted a ribbon cutting event for the Legal Help Access Point
Louisiana Access to Justice Commission hosted a ribbon cutting event for the Legal Help Access Point.
Volunteer for “Lawyers in Libraries” (Oct. 24-29) in honor of National Celebrate Pro Bono Week
Volunteer for “Lawyers in Libraries” (Oct. 24-29) in honor of National Celebrate Pro Bono Week.
Shut out of cemetery tours, litigation not working for New Orleans group
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – A New Orleans federal judge has again ruled against companies trying to get back into the city’s cemetery tourism industry.
Taylor Porter Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America
Taylor Porter Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America.
Court: Pediatrician not to blame for death of infant from rare blood disorder
SHREVEPORT, La. (Legal Newsline) – A Louisiana appeals court has affirmed a jury verdict in favor of a pediatrician who faced a lawsuit over the death of a five-month-old infant.