Baton Rouge judge can keep seat despite election after turning 70; high court cites pandemic delays
A sharply divided Louisiana Supreme Court refused Friday to remove Baton Rouge City Court Judge Johnell Matthews from the bench,...
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Jan 27, 2022
Martin Feldman, US judge since 1983, dead at 87
U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman, a stickler for courtroom decorum renowned for keeping a full case load long past the age when many...
Jan 25, 2022
Judge loses seniority lawsuit against colleagues on East Baton Rouge bench; appeal likely
Judge Beau Higginbotham's lawsuit against his 19th Judicial District Court colleagues and several former judges over how much seniority...
Jan 16, 2022
District Court judge Christopher Dassau found dead in his home Sunday, Baker police chief says
The 19th District Court Judge Christopher Dassau, a former prosecutor for the city of Baker, died Sunday, Baker officials said. Read more...
Jan 15, 2022
In New Orleans staged accident racket, Lafayette man is sent to prison
A Lafayette man was sentenced this week to 10 months in prison for his role in a broad insurance scam to stage traffic accidents with...
Jan 15, 2022
Lafayette Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Stage Automobile Accidents
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA– United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that RYAN WHEATEN (“WHEATEN”), age 54, of Lafayette, Louisiana,...
Jan 14, 2022
Judge Costa to leave 5th Circuit in August
A judge on the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will step down in August, according to the website for federal courts....
Jan 13, 2022
1st of 43 lawsuits accusing Big Oil of damaging Louisiana coast back to state court - again
A federal judge in New Orleans has again ruled that a wetlands damage lawsuit against six oil and gas companies with potentially vast...
Jan 13, 2022
Harvey Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Stage Automobile Accident in Order to Defraud Insurance
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA– United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that DONISESHA LEE (“DONISHA LEE”), age 30, of Harvey,...
Jan 13, 2022
5th Circuit's Costa to resign, giving Biden second vacancy to fill
(Reuters) - U.S. Circuit Judge Gregg Costa, one of the few Democratic appointees on the conservative 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals,...
Jan 12, 2022
Louisiana Supreme Court extends courthouse closure
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — With the number of COVID-19 cases rising daily in Louisiana, the state Supreme Court building will remain off limits...
Jan 12, 2022
Brad Myers, ex-federal prosecutor, running for vacant 19th JDC seat
Baton Rouge lawyer and former federal prosecutor Brad Myers has announced his candidacy for the 19th Judicial District Court seat vacated...
Jan 9, 2022
Judges sued by colleague use $170K in court funds to pay private lawyers — but is it legal?
A Baton Rouge criminal court judge who is suing 14 of his colleagues and three former judges in an attempt to use his seniority to move...
Jan 9, 2022
Real Reform Louisiana says car insurance rates continue to rise despite 2020 tort reform claims
According to ValuePenguin’s State of Auto Insurance in 2022, Louisiana will see car insurance rate increase faster than the national...
Jan 8, 2022
Louisiana judge indicted on tax charges tied to wedding fees
New Orleans 2nd City Court Judge Ernestine Anderson-Trahan was indicted Friday on four federal tax fraud charges for allegedly failing to...
Jan 7, 2022
Louisiana Supreme Court upholds vaccine mandate for healthcare workers
Ochsner Health System can require employees to get a COVID-19 vaccine or face firing, the Louisiana Supreme Court unanimously ruled...
Jan 4, 2022
Jonesboro Fire Chief and a Jackson Parish Sheriff’s Deputy arrested for insurance fraud
Two local officials were arrested for insurance fraud and malfeasance in office after allegedly falsifying a police report of a vehicle...
Jan 3, 2022
Op-Ed: Coastal credit schemes are a paper tiger for coastal restoration
For years, frivolous lawsuits levied by a few coastal parishes against hundreds of oil and gas companies have created a chilling effect...
Jan 3, 2022
Appeals court rules in favor of Terrebonne Parish government in coastal lawsuit
An appeals court has ruled in favor of Terrebonne Parish government in its lawsuit against District Attorney Joe Waitz Jr. in connection...
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