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The Louisiana Supreme Court will celebrate Constitution Day 2023
The Louisiana Supreme Court will be celebrating Constitution Day 2023 by offering free pocket-sized copies of the U.S. Constitution to visitors of the Chief Justice Pascal F. Calogero, Jr. Courthouse. From Monday, September 18th to Friday, September 22nd, anyone who visits the courthouse, located at 400 Royal Street in New Orleans' French Quarter, will receive a pocket-sized version of the document.
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Former Louisiana Supreme Clerk dies, age 89
Former Louisiana Supreme Clerk of Court, Frans J. Labranche, Jr., passed away on Friday, September 8, 2023, at the age of 89. Labranche dedicated over 18 years of his life to serving the high court, holding the position of clerk of court from 1978 to 1996, and working as a deputy clerk from 1977 to 1978.
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Plaintiff's attorney talks adding new defendant to cold medicine lawsuit
Attorney Jason Richards plans to add Kenvue as a defendant to his Northern District of Florida complaint
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Ethics board recommends Landry pay penalty for alleged ethics violation
Gubernatorial candidate Jeff Landry has labeled the Louisiana Ethics Board “heavily left-leaning” and a practitioner of election interference after the board filed ethics charges over his acceptance of private airfare for a trip to Hawaii.
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Entergy Louisiana among least helpful utilities for offering consumers conservation options, new study finds
Entergy Louisiana ranked 43rd among the nation`s 53 largest electric utilities in a new study examining the utilities’ energy efficiency programs, which help the companies avoid customer rate hikes.
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Infrastructure bill allows Louisiana to cap more tan 500 orphaned oil, gas wells
The tens of millions of dollars in federal infrastructure funds flowing into Louisiana have led to the capping of more than 500 orphaned oil wells in the first half of the year – a record the governor says will be transformational for the state’s environment.
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Louisiana energy regulators to decide on rule barring oil well venting, flaring
The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources in the weeks ahead will decide whether to advance a rule to end routine venting and flaring of oil wells around the state – something environmentalists say will put the brakes on climate change.
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MMA law firm obtained $40 million through private investors, testimony reveals
A Houston law firm that has been repeatedly sanctioned for mass-filing more than 1,500 hurricane-related damages claims in Louisiana received as much as $40 million from a Florida hedge fund, according to court transcripts and those familiar with the legal proceedings.
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Cyber attack that affected Louisiana motorists' personal data prompts litigation, identity theft warnings
A cyber attack reported in May that exposed the personal data of millions of Louisiana drivers is creating litigation headaches and potential financial burdens for the company that developed the MOVEit file-transfer software.
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Louisiana McDonald's franchise penalized in federal child labor law probe
A McDonald’s franchise that operates 12 restaurants in the New Orleans area was assessed more than $56,000 in civil penalties for alleged child labor law violations, the U.S. Department of Labor reported.
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NFL calls on Defend New Orleans clothing brand to cease producing signature t-shirt
The NFL has sent a New Orleans clothing brand a cease-and-desist letter, alleging that Defend New Orleans Corp.’s designs constitute a trademark infringement and an unauthorized use of the league’s and the New Orleans Saints’ logos.
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Louisiana voters to decide on constitutional amendment protecting worship from executive orders
In the wake of stay-at-home orders during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Louisiana Legislature has placed on the fall ballot a constitutional amendment calling the freedom to attend a service at a house of worship “worthy of the highest order of protection.”
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Iberia Parish biofuel project will convert sugarcane residues into energy
A $100 million plant that will transform sugarcane waste in Louisiana into biofuel pellets will help eliminate disputes over the piles of such waste accumulating in the southern region of the state, according to those involved in the project.
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Business advocate Jim Harris dies at age 77 in Baton Rouge
Jim Harris, a Louisiana business advocate for more than three decades who was known for his gentlemanly demeanor and three-piece suits, died of an extended illness this week in Baton Rouge at the age of 77.
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Insurance commissioner fines law firm $2 million over 'illegal insurance scheme'
Louisiana’s insurance commissioner has fined a Houston law firm and its partners $2 million for engaging in actions that Donelon said amounted to insurance fraud and unfair business practices involving more than 850 homeowners and policyholders.
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EPA, chemical firm agree to legal settlement to reduce 'Cancer Alley' pollutants
A chemical company that operates a plant in Reserve, La., has agreed to a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that will result in the reduction of 5.6 tons of hazardous air emissions annually.
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Attorney General Landry leads coalition opposing new emission standards for gas stoves
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry and officials from 20 other states are calling on the U.S. Department of Energy to abandon proposed new emission standards for gas stoves that they say would sideline more than 50% of the stoves currently on the market.
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Louisiana ranks 5th for jury verdicts against corporations exceeding $10 million, study finds
Despite representing only 1.5% of the U.S. population, Louisiana ranked fifth among the states in a new study that catalogs the increasing number of jury verdicts against corporations that exceed $10 million.
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9 insurers apply for state matching funds to expand Louisiana property insurance coverage
Nine insurers have applied for more than $60 million as part of Louisiana’s matching-fund program to expand the number of property insurance policies they write in the state, the Louisiana Department of Insurance said last week.
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Stanford University under fire after Louisiana-based federal judge is shouted down during campus talk
The president of the Federalist Society chapter at Stanford University has urged school officials to do more to protect free expression on campus after a Louisiana-based federal appeals court judge was heckled and shouted down during a speech this month.