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Louisiana law firms received millions in forgivable loans from the Payroll Protection Program
Louisiana had 28 law firms that were approved for $1 million to $10 million in emergency, low interest loans from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). -
Forcing insurers to cover COVID-19 business interruptions possibly unconstitutional, says Sen. Kennedy
The COVID-19 crisis has created massive issues for small businesses in the Bayou State, but forcing insurers to cover pandemic-related business interruptions is possibly unconstitutional, says Sen. Kennedy. -
Energy company should pay to clean up 14-year-old spill, No Waste Louisiana says
An energy company recently filed a federal lawsuit in New Orleans, claiming a 14-year-old oil spill is due in part to a lack of a containment system and that all active leak sites are no longer losing fuel. -
Judge denies environmental groups' records search request in Louisiana pipeline challenge
A 19th Judicial District judge has refused to order an additional records search in the office of Gov. John Bel Edwards in a case brought by activists including environmental group Louisiana Bucket Brigade to stop construction of an oil pipeline. -
Family of Zachary man sue Baton Rouge police; want great awareness of taser dangers
BATON ROUGE – Legal counsel for the parents of a 32-year-old Zachary man who died after being tased by Baton Rouge police last summer must show that the tasing was "the substantial cause" of his death to prevail in the lawsuit against the city's police department, a New Orleans attorney said. -
Louisiana ACLU backs Supreme Court Chief Justice's warnings about underfunded public defenders
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana's American Civil Liberties Union has thrown its weight behind the state's Supreme Court Chief Justice's dire warnings about the present crisis of underfunded public defenders that has left thousands of litigants on waiting lists. -
The Andry Law Firm sues BP, Associated Press claiming defamation
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Accusations of greed strong two days into BP Gulf oil spill trial
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Transocean claims best year for safety in SEC filing
Transocean said it had its 'best year in safety' in its latest filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.