News from 2022
Chemical company sues Livingston Parish for blocking carbon sequestration project
A company planning to build a $4.5 billion clean energy complex in southeast Louisiana is suing Livingston Parish after parish officials passed a measure that blocks seismic tests and other preparations for sequestering carbon dioxide.
Metairie attorney challenging legality of Biden administration's loan forgiveness plan
A Metairie attorney is suing to overturn the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness plan, arguing that the federal action violates the Constitution’s separation-of-powers doctrine and represents “an arbitrary and capricious wealth transfer.”
Proposed Amendments to District Court Rules: 30-day Public Comment Period
Proposed Amendments to District Court Rules: 30-day Public Comment Period.
Taylor Porter is honored to support the Iris Domestic Violence Center
Taylor Porter is honored to support the Iris Domestic Violence Center.
Federal judge's order calls for law firm to be fined for questionable hurricane filings
A federal judge in Louisiana has ordered a Houston law firm to be fined $200 for each duplicate, dismissed or otherwise problematic lawsuit it has filed stemming from damage caused by Hurricanes Laura and Delta in 2020.
Louisiana's High Court Rules Unanimous Jury Requirement Not Retroactive
Louisiana's High Court Rules Unanimous Jury Requirement Not Retroactive.
Proposal to Enact New Language Access Rule in Rules of Supreme Court of Louisiana (Part G, General Administrative Rules for All Louisiana Courts)
Proposal to Enact New Language Access Rule in Rules of Supreme Court of Louisiana (Part G, General Administrative Rules for All Louisiana Courts).
Very Little To "Celebrate": Attorney General Jeff Landry Reacts To Education Numbers
Very Little To "Celebrate": Attorney General Jeff Landry Reacts To Education Numbers.
Louisiana AG Jeff Landry Leads Multi-State Opposition To CDC Proposals
Louisiana AG Jeff Landry Leads Multi-State Opposition To CDC Proposals.
Lake Charles now leads nation in federal insurance lawsuit filings
The storm-battered Lake Charles region of Louisiana has become the epicenter of federal insurance-related lawsuits for 2021-2022, according to a new study by a nonpartisan research center in New York.
Louisiana high court rejects extending non-unanimous jury ban retroactively
In a ruling that denies new trials to at least 1,000 inmates convicted by split-jury decisions, the Louisiana Supreme Court has refused to extend a ban on non-unanimous jury verdicts to apply retroactively in serious criminal cases.
U.S. Attorney Brandon B. Brown Announces $152,565 in Justice Department Grants to Support Project Safe Neighborhoods
U.S. Attorney Brandon B. Brown Announces $152,565 in Justice Department Grants to Support Project Safe Neighborhoods.
State courts should try coastal erosion lawsuits against oil companies, Fifth Circuit decides
The civil lawsuits filed by parishes seeking billions of dollars from Louisiana energy companies for their alleged role in coastal erosion should be decided in state rather than federal courts, a federal appeals court has decided.
Taylor Porter’s Team had a great time cooking in the “Biergarten”
Taylor Porter’s Team had a great time cooking in the “Biergarten”.
“New York, New York” multi-topic CLE (Nov. 19-22)
“New York, New York” multi-topic CLE (Nov. 19-22).
Taylor Porter is pleased to announce that Ann M. Halphen
Taylor Porter is pleased to announce that Ann M. Halphen.
Lawsuit alleging social media-White House collusion expands to 47 defendants
A lawsuit spearheaded by the Louisiana and Missouri attorneys general’s offices that alleges a “massive, sprawling” campaign of collusion between the federal government and social media companies has expanded to include 47 defendants.
Reform of industrial tax break system boosts revenues flowing to parishes, study finds
Changes to Louisiana’s process for approving industrial tax exemptions have led to annual revenue increases for schools, law enforcement and other local services to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars, a new economic study concluded.
14th Annual Alternative Dispute Resolution CLE on October 21, 2022
14th Annual Alternative Dispute Resolution CLE on October 21, 2022.
Challenge to Louisiana's sales tax system heads to Fifth Circuit
The New Orleans-based Pelican Institute and other groups have appealed a federal district court ruling earlier this year that dismissed a challenge to Louisiana’s sales tax system as unconstitutional, overly burdensome for businesses and convoluted.