For the first time, forms filed by Louisiana judges that show their income from the bench as well as any side businesses will be made publicly available through an online database.
Previously, the forms were only accessible through public records requests filed with the Louisiana Supreme Court’s judicial administrator. Rafael Goyeneche, president of a Louisiana watchdog group called the Metropolitan Crime Commission, took issue with that process. Read more...
A Thibodaux native is the new chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court. Justice John Weimer, 66, was sworn in as the 26th chief justice of the state Supreme Court Jan. 1. A ceremony marking his in
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - A Louisiana construction company allegedly responsible for severing phone lines of three businesses while on contract with the city of New Orleans lost its appeal in a r
NEW ORLEANS — Four more defendants pleaded guilty Thursday in the massive staged accident fraud case involving insurance fraud from staged accidents with 18-wheelers, the U.S. Attorney’s office announ