BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana lawmakers on Tuesday completed a 30-day special session called in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, after awarding millions of dollars in tax breaks to businesses and finishing the state's multibillion-dollar budget a day before it…
NEW ORLEANS – Michelle Butler has joined Gotcha Covered HR to expand the mediation and investigation portion of its business. In this new role, Butler will work with labor attorneys to mediate workplace conflicts, as well as advise business owners…
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana House Republicans are attempting an end run around a potential veto to temporarily change how the state handles automobile accident claims. Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards vetoed a bill passed during this year’s regular session that…
NEW ORLEANS - As the national discussion about the Black Lives Matter movement continues, businesses and organizations nationwide are examining their policies to determine how to provide a more inclusive, anti-racist…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans company is challenging a U.S. Coast Guard claim that the company owes millions of dollars in costs and penalties related to a continuing oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico. Taylor Energy’s federal…
WASHINGTON (AP) — As businesses reopen across the U.S. after coronavirus shutdowns, many are requiring customers and workers to sign forms saying they won’t sue if they catch COVID-19. Businesses fear they could be the target of litigation even if…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge in Mississippi has approved Louisiana’s request to be added as a defendant in two lawsuits challenging the way a major Mississippi River flood control structure is operated. The lawsuits filed in December say…
BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana House of Representatives on Monday approved two bills that would make sweeping changes to how the state’s court system handles automobile accident claims. The measures are much like Senate Bill 418, which legislators approved during the regular…
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has vetoed legislation that would have drastically changed how the state’s legal system deals with automobile injury claims. Senate Bill 418 by state Sen. Kirk Talbot, R-River Ridge, was one of the…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Two New Orleans universities, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans and a government contractor are defendants in a whistleblower lawsuit alleging fraud involving more than $100 million in Hurricane Katrina aid. The 2016 federal lawsuit…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — After a last-minute scramble to pass the business lobby's top priority for the regular session, Republican legislators quickly realized they mangled the language of the bill aimed at limiting damage claims against insurance companies in car…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana lawmakers worked through a final stack of bills Sunday as they neared the end of a regular session upended by the coronavirus outbreak, agreeing to a broad expansion of the state's medical marijuana program and…
THE CENTER SQUARE – A Louisiana House of Representatives committee on Tuesday advanced a Senate-passed bill making numerous changes to how the state’s legal system handles automobile accident claims. Supporters say the changes could lead to lower automobile insurance rates,…
NEW YORK (AP) - Suddenly out of work or making due with reduced paychecks, an estimated 4.1 million Americans have sought forbearance on their mortgage, according to data released Monday by the Mortgage Bankers Association. That's a staggering number, and…
NEW ORLEANS - Baker Donelson said it has elected 15 new shareholders across the firm, including two attorneys in its New Orleans office: Paula Estrada de Martin and Leopoldo J. Yanez. Estrada de Martin is a life sciences and biotechnology…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Two measures described as making it easier for people convicted of crimes to find and retain jobs edged closer to final passage Tuesday in the Louisiana Legislature. A House-backed bill by Rep. Phillip DeVillier, a Eunice Republican,…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans lawyer who spent a portion of her clients' BP oil spill settlement money was permanently disbarred from practicing law in Louisiana. Akello Patrice Dangerfield represented a couple who received $506,000 after the 2010 Deepwater…
METAIRIE - From the Jefferson Chamber of Commerce: Register here for May 21 event Tomorrow is the first day of phase one of the Jefferson Back to Business Plan, the official strategy to reopen the Jefferson Parish economy. This plan…
BATON ROUGE – A Louisiana House of Representatives committee on Thursday rejected a bill that would have allowed parish and local governments to establish leave policies for workers in their jurisdictions. As business restrictions meant to control the spread of…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — A proposal striking at the proliferation of TV, radio and billboard ads blanketing Louisiana is headed to the state House for debate after winning support from senators Thursday. Sen. Heather Cloud's bill would declare as false or misleading…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Restaurants serving takeout and delivery orders in Louisiana during the coronavirus outbreak and businesses providing protective gear should be largely shielded from lawsuits for injuries, the state Senate decided Thursday. Senators overwhelmingly supported the pair of…
WASHINGTON (AP) — A 39-year-old former investment manager in Georgia was already facing federal charges that he robbed hundreds of retirees of their savings in a Ponzi scheme when the rapid spread of COVID-19 presented an opportunity. Christopher A. Parris started pitching…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's Republican lawmakers Tuesday advanced proposals to limit damage claims against businesses in car wreck lawsuits, pushing ahead with the pre-coronavirus priority as Democrats argued the debate was inappropriate amid a pandemic. House and Senate…
NEW ORLEANS — Adams and Reese is pleased to announce Dana F. Bird has been promoted to chief financial officer. Bird, who joined Adams and Reese in 2016 as controller, is based in the firm’s New Orleans office. As CFO,…
CHICAGO (AP) — A once-bustling bar and grill tucked below a Michigan Avenue overpass famously inspired a “Saturday Night Live” skit starring John Belushi and Bill Murray. But the money the Billy Goat Tavern is losing during the coronavirus outbreak is no…
NEW ORLEANS - Gov. John Bel Edwards and New Orleans officials say that the social distancing efforts of the last few weeks have been successful in reducing the number of new patients needing medical care due to COVID-19 but it…
NEW ORLEANS – We asked more than 500 local business leaders how they are dealing with the challenges of the global COVID-19 pandemic. Here are some of their insights and observations: How are you coping with the current coronavirus crisis?…
NEW ORLEANS - Last Friday, there were 2,700 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 119 deaths in Louisiana. One week later, there are more than 10,000 cases and nearly 400 deaths. Worldwide, there are more than 1 million confirmed cases. Governments at…
NEW ORLEANS - Anger over the unresolved Hard Rock Hotel collapse has been set aside for a month as the city's attention has been fixed on the escalating coronavirus pandemic, but the daily paper broke news today that will help…
NEW ORLEANS – We asked more than 500 local business leaders how they are dealing with the challenges of the global COVID-19 pandemic. Here are some of their insights and observations: How are you coping during the coronavirus crisis? Rebecca…
