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 2, 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 29, 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 20, 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 20, 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 20, 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 20, 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 19, 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 19, 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 18, 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 7, 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 7, 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 5, 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 23, 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 20, 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 20, 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 19, 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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