News from March 2024
First-Day Issues on March 18, 2024
Blank Rome partners Michael B. Schaedle and Paige Barr Tinkham will serve as speakers at the American Bankruptcy Institute (“ABI”) 2024 Complex Financial Restructuring Program (“CFRP”), being held in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Monday, March 18, 2024, from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., with a networking reception to follow.
Federal judge affirms city of New Orleans' restrictions on short-term rentals
New Orleans city officials are resuming the processing of applications for short-term vacation rentals in the city after a federal judge lifted a restraining order and upheld the city’s ban on corporate ownership of such rental units.
New Louisiana crime law will provide legal immunity to those with concealed-carry permits
Louisiana gun owners with concealed-carry permits will be granted limited immunity from lawsuits for injuring or killing someone during cases of justified self-defense under the provisions of a measure Gov. Jeff Landry signed on March 5.
Tulane Admiralty Law Institute March 20-22 focused on sea changes in maritime industry
Tulane is hosting the 30th biennial Admiralty Law Institute (ALI) March 20-22, where leading admiralty and maritime law practitioners and academics come to discuss the pressing issues of the industry.
Southern University Law Center, partners host a community health fair to promote wellness and empowerment
With a commitment to providing access to health and wellness within the community, the Southern University Law Center (SULC) in partnership with the “Increasing Clinicians of Diversity” Initiative through the Louisiana Department of Health, Aetna, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, and Llena(AI) Health Solutions is set to embrace a day of holistic wellness and empowerment at the upcoming Health and Harmony Wellness Fair, scheduled for April 13 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the F.G. Clark Activity Center.
LSU Law to host inaugural meeting of civil law scholars on Friday, March 8
Civil and comparative law scholars from Louisiana and Mississippi will converge for the Louisiana Civil Law Symposium to be held Friday, March 8, at the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center.
Rigger sues for injuries sustained on offshore platform
A rigger has filed a lawsuit for injuries sustained from an on-the-job accident.
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill’s Office Files Lawsuit Against Securities And Exchange Commission
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill’s Office filed a lawsuit against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday, March 7, over regulatory overreach seeking to advance the Biden Administration’s climate-change agenda.
Professor Stephen Griffin hosts constitutional law conference with leading scholars
Tulane Law Professor Stephen Griffin is hosting a national scholarly conference on the significance of Reconstruction and the Fourteenth Amendment in the U.S. Constitution on Friday and Saturday, March 15 and 16.
LSU Law team places as national semifinalists in Gabrielli National Family Law Moot Court Competition
Second-year law students Tyler Chance and Jason Parker represented LSU Law at the Gabrielli National Family Law Coot Court Competition in Albany, New York, over the weekend of March 1-2 and finished as national semifinalists.
Houma man says GMC Sierra he purchased was a lemon
A Houma man says the 2021 GMC Sierra he purchased was defective.
Tulane Law ADR team wins William & Mary Law competition
Tulane Law School’s Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Team took the top spot in the William & Mary Law School Negotiation Competition held March 1-2.
Attorney General Liz Murrill’s Cyber Crime Unit Arrests Ruston Man For 70 Counts Of Possession Of Child Porn
Attorney General Liz Murrill’s Cyber Crime Unit arrested Michael Dewayne Uzzle of Ruston, (W/M DOB: 8/18/1991) on March 7, 2024.
US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and First Circuit Court of Appeal hold oral arguments at LSU Law
LSU Law students recently had the opportunity to sit in on live appellate oral arguments at both the state and federal level right here at the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center, thanks to visits from the First Circuit Court of Appeal and the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
New Iberia man says truck he purchased was defective
A New Iberia man says the 2022 Ram 3500 truck he purchased was defective.
French law professor covers surrogacy, other emerging trends in European family law during 43rd Tucker Lecture
In his opening remarks for the 43rd John H. Tucker Jr. Lecture in Civil Law, Professor Olivier Moreteau recognized the lecture held on Tuesday, Feb. 6 as the first since 2019.
Denham Springs man says Ram 2500 he purchased was defective
A Denham Springs man says the 2023 Ram 2500 he purchased was defective.
Woman claims Dexcom glucose monitoring system is dangerous
A woman has filed a lawsuit claiming a glucose monitoring system she used is dangerous.
Man says Dodge truck he purchased was a lemon
A Louisiana man says the Ram 1500 he purchased was defective.