Letters: With State Farm Rate Increase, Voters Have No One to Blame but Themselves
In 2019, Louisiana politicians passed a bill they touted as a major win for drivers in our state, a promise of lower insurance rates. Our...
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- May 3, 2021
New report shows toll of civil court costs on Louisiana’s economy
Costs result in significant losses to Louisiana families, businesses, and tax rolls; More than $2 billion in savings projected with...
- May 3, 2021
VPPJ requests DA dismiss coastal damage lawsuits
ABBEVILLE, La. — The Vermilion Parish Police Jury voted unanimously Monday to request that District Attorney Donald Landry to dismiss...
- Apr 30, 2021
Trouble in Lawsuit Paradise: ILR Research Documents Damage From Pending Louisiana Settlement
Louisiana might be known as "The Sportsman's Paradise" but as anyone who's driven down I-10 and seen those infamous trial lawyer...
- Apr 21, 2021
Ronald Gathe picked for Baton Rouge U.S. attorney; he's the first Black nominee
A veteran prosecutor known for his no-nonsense style is President Joe Biden’s pick to be the next U.S. attorney in Baton Rouge, according...
- Apr 21, 2021
Louisiana Senate committee advances coastal funding bill that may affect lawsuits
(The Center Square) – A Louisiana Senate committee advanced legislation Wednesday that supporters said would ensure money collected for...
- Apr 21, 2021
Louisiana state Senate committee sides (again) with oil companies against parishes over lawsuits
A month after Attorney General Jeff Landry authorized a $100 million settlement with an oil and gas company, a group of state senators...
- Apr 21, 2021
Keva Landrum, former Orleans Parish judge, tapped for U.S. attorney post in New Orleans
Keva Landrum, the former Orleans Parish criminal court judge who lost in a December runoff against Jason Williams for district attorney,...
- Apr 20, 2021
Energy industry: Lawyers want to bypass legitimate coastal preservation policies
Plaintiffs’ lawyers behind the coastal lawsuits are back at the State Capitol again this session. This time they are pushing legislation,...
- Apr 20, 2021
Research & Commentary: Environmental Credit Scheme a Bad Idea for Louisiana
Legislation in the Louisiana Senate would set up the framework of a Coastal Zone Recovery Fund (CZRF) and environmental credit...
- Apr 19, 2021
Bill to expand Louisiana Supreme Court advances
An effort to expand the Louisiana Supreme Court from seven justices to nine passed its first legislative hurdle Monday when a Senate...
- Apr 8, 2021
For second year, Louisiana bar exam will be open-book test due to COVID concerns
Louisiana bar exam test-takers won’t have to commit material to memory after the state Supreme Court on Thursday announced that July...
- Apr 8, 2021
'Slammers,' 'spotters,' staged vehicle wrecks and a push to make the scheme a felony in Louisiana
Plotting to crash vehicles for the insurance money would be its own felony in Louisiana under a bill backed by Insurance Commissioner Jim...
- Apr 6, 2021
Sam Hanna Jr.: Cadre of outlaws?
If you thought LSU had the market cornered in covering up a scandal or two, allow me to introduce a host of judges in the Fourth Judicial...
- Mar 24, 2021
Monroe businessman tests Supreme Court's secrecy rule, reveals Judiciary Commission warning to Judge
A Monroe businessman says the arm of the state Supreme Court that is responsible for investigating complaints of misconduct against...
- Mar 21, 2021
Trucking tort reform needed to avert crisis
Unless the Louisiana Legislature acts soon, trucking operators in the state will find themselves becoming extinct. Over the past decade,...
- Mar 21, 2021
Why auto insurance is so expensive in Shreveport
Allstate reduced its automobile insurance rates in Louisiana up to 7% earlier this month. State Farm dropped its insurance rates twice a...
- Mar 20, 2021
Hunter and Smith vie for Court of Appeals seat, 2 former mayors in Bastrop runoff
The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals and Bastrop mayoral races are going to the April 24 runoff, in complete but unofficial results. Fourth...
- Mar 12, 2021
Jury Moratorium to expire March 31, 2021
New Orleans, LA- By Supreme Court Order of February 11, 2021, the moratorium on jury trials will expire on March 31, 2021, and trial...
- Mar 11, 2021
Pat Magee — aide to Jeff Landry — resigns amid second sexual harassment complaint
Pat Magee, a top aide to Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry, resigned Thursday as a second sexual harassment complaint against him...
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