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Louisiana high court justices, governor call on state lawmakers to redraw their electoral districts

By Michael Carroll |
Louisiana House members this week will debate a proposal to redraw the boundaries of state Supreme Court electoral districts in a way that provides two majority-minority districts and offers a path to end more than four years of litigation.

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Former LSU athletics administrator seeks recusal of judge after $200,000 legal sanction

By Michael Carroll |
A former Louisiana State University athletics administrator has filed a motion to have state Judge Beau Higginbotham recused from her sexual harassment case after the judge ordered the plaintiff and her legal team to pay nearly $200,000 in sanctions.

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Pipeline firms accuse Energy Transfer of anti-competitive actions in Louisiana lawsuits

By Michael Carroll |
Pipeline companies have been suing energy giant Energy Transfer LP in Louisiana courts, accusing Energy Transfer of anti-competitive actions by blocking proposed north-south pipelines from crossing an Energy Transfer conduit running through northern Louisiana.

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Cameron Parish, energy firms settle coastal erosion dispute, but details remain confidential

By Michael Carroll |
Parties in the multibillion-dollar coastal erosion lawsuit against oil and gas companies that had been set for trial in Cameron Parish have settled their differences, but the details remain hidden by a confidentiality agreement.

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New Orleans coroner sued over alleged failures to identify, preserve body

By Michael Carroll |
An alleged failure of the New Orleans Coroner’s Office to fingerprint and identify a missing man’s body – and the way the body was allowed to decompose and turn into “soup” – has prompted the man’s father to file a lawsuit in civil district court.

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State appeals court calls for new election in disputed Caddo Parish sheriff race

By Michael Carroll |
A state appeals court has ordered a new runoff election in Caddo Parish to decide the outcome of the Nov. 18 race for sheriff, which was decided by a single vote amid some findings of voting irregularities.

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Watchdog sues New Orleans PD for failure to produce public records

By Michael Carroll |
A New Orleans resident is suing the New Orleans Police Department in state court alleging the department has dragged its feet on fulfilling multiple public-records requests relating to payroll irregularities and a growing backlog of sexual assault evidence.

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Louisiana Supreme Court to hear lawsuit over St. George incorporation

By Michael Carroll |
The Louisiana Supreme Court has agreed to weigh in on the legal battle between supporters and opponents of the proposed city of St. George, moving the debate over the future of the community in East Baton Rouge closer to a resolution.

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Louisiana moves forward on regulation of vape products despite lawsuit

By Michael Carroll |
Louisiana regulators this month released their list of nearly 400 approved vaping products that can be sold in the state in the wake of a new law that raises taxes on such products and aims to protect minors from inexpensive, disposable e-cigarettes.

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Court bars Archdiocese of New Orleans from questioning prospective students about disabilities

By Michael Carroll |
A state judge has issued an injunction against the Archdiocese of New Orleans to stop eight area Catholic schools from asking prospective students questions about whether they have physical or mental limitations.

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Louisiana's high court affirms that lawsuit over 5-year-old's playground injury can go forward

By Michael Carroll |
The state Supreme Court earlier this month weighed in on a lawsuit filed by the parents of a 5-year-old who suffered a hip injury during a playground incident at St. George School in East Baton Rouge Parish.

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Jurors in $7 billion case would be out to get us, BP and Shell tell U.S. Supreme Court

By Daniel Fisher |
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - BP and Shell have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in a lawsuit by a Louisiana parish over coastal flooding, saying they can’t get a fair trial in a place where any jurors know they have the opportunity to pump billions of dollars into their troubled local economy by ruling against the oil companies.

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Louisiana's high court rejects law allowing reduction of long-term prison sentences

By Michael Carroll |
The Louisiana Supreme Court last month upended a 2021 state law that empowered district attorneys to reconsider and reduce long prison sentences meted out to convicted individuals with previous felony convictions.

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Judicial funding policies may put state Supreme Court at odds with state law, audit concludes

By Michael Carroll |
Louisiana Supreme Court justices are divided over a state legislative auditor’s conclusion that administrative expenses for a supplemental compensation fund for judges were incorrectly paid using state general revenues.

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State courts reject injunction to block enforcement of Louisiana abortion restrictions

By Michael Carroll |
Two Louisiana courts have denied abortion-rights supporters a path to block the enforcement of Louisiana statutes establishing a near-total abortion ban in the state in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade last year.

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Waste disposal company challenges Louisiana permit restricting burning of explosives

By Michael Carroll |
An environmental permit restricting the burning of explosive hazardous waste at a plant near Colfax is facing challenges by the plant’s owner as well as a citizens group that has complained about the health effects of the plant’s operation.

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Appeals court stays bond granted to former Louisiana judge convicted of sex crimes

By Michael Carroll |
A former Louisiana judge who was convicted of sex crimes against minors in 2020 is back in prison after an appeals court overturned a lower court decision granting Elzey “Jeffrey” Perilloux’s release from custody on a $300,000 bond.

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Louisiana appeals court upholds law suspending filing deadlines in sex abuse claims

By Michael Carroll |
In a win for plaintiffs in child sexual abuse cases, a Louisiana appeals court has affirmed the constitutionality of a 2021 state law allowing accusers to file lawsuits that were previously barred by a statute of limitations.