From Tulane University: David T. Zhang, a prominent international lawyer, has joined the Board of Tulane, the university’s main governing body. Zhang began his appointment to the board on March 1. A leader in international business law, Zhang is a…
LAKE CHARLES — The environmental group Earthworks sent a letter to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality demanding the agency respond to pollution complaints submitted last…
BATON ROUGE — From the Louisiana Illuminator: Gov. John Bel Edwards has rejected a state board’s decision to grant Folgers Coffee Co. millions in property tax exemptions, restoring the initial decisions local taxing authorities in New Orleans made. Edwards issued…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — California cannot ban the importation and sale of crocodile and alligator products, a federal judge has ruled, in a victory for the state of Louisiana, which challenged the ban along with businesses in multiple states. Federal…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Exxon Mobil Corp. violated federal law for failing to take sufficient action as five hangman’s nooses were displayed at its facility in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the U.S. government said in a lawsuit. According to the government,…
NEW ORLEANS – Entergy has announced the election of Gina Adams and John Black to its board of directors. Adams has a legal and government affairs career that spans nearly 40 years. Her current role is corporate vice president of…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An appeals court has struck down a federal fisheries management rule requiring operators of privately owned charter boats in the Gulf of Mexico to equip their vessels with tracking devices, a victory for a group of…
NEW YORK (AP) — Twenty-six words tucked into a 1996 law overhauling telecommunications have allowed companies like Facebook, Twitter and Google to grow into the giants they are today. A case coming before the U.S. Supreme Court this week, Gonzalez…
NEW ORLEANS — Robin Cassedy is the newest member at Strauss Massey Dinneen LLC. She represents national insurance carriers in complex coverage and bad faith disputes, as well as large casualty claims. She also handles mass catastrophe litigation on behalf…
WESTWEGO, La. — In a sign of the times, the 2023 Jefferson Chamber Annual Meeting began and ended with discussions related to the state’s ongoing insurance crisis. The breakfast event took place Feb. 16 at the Alario Center in Westwego.…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The former chief executive of a failed bank in New Orleans was convicted Thursday of bank fraud, conspiracy and other charges in federal court. New Orleans news outlets report that a federal jury convicted Ashton Ryan…
NEW ORLEANS – Mackenzie D. Rodriguez has joined the business section in the New Orleans office of Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann LLC. Rodriguez has 14 years of intellectual property and patent attorney experience. Rodriguez has experience in all aspects of…
COVINGTON, La. — The St. Tammany Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors elected David Landry, an equity partner with Carver Darden, to a one-year term as its chairman of the board. He succeeds David…
NEW ORLEANS — Flanagan Partners has announced that Meghan F. Grant has become a partner in the firm. She is a 2012 honors graduate of Tulane Law School. She represents businesses in contractual, regulatory and litigation matters, particularly in the…
NEW ORLEANS — Windsor V. Richmond has become a partner at Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn. She is an Isidore Newman School graduate who earned a BA in history and political science from Tulane University and a law degree from…
BATON ROUGE (The Center Square) — Louisiana lawmakers on Thursday approved $22.1 million in education spending from the Education Excellence Fund, a component of the Millennium Trust tied to a 1999 tobacco settlement. State education officials on Thursday presented a…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers must consult with federal fisheries experts on the effects of opening a spillway that protects New Orleans from Mississippi River flooding, but threatens coastal…
NEW ORLEANS — Roughly 1,200 business and civic leaders attended the 2023 Greater New Orleans Inc. Annual Meeting on Jan. 13 at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans. Dubbed “GNO United,” the gathering included a review of economic development wins from…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A nursing home owner who faces criminal and civil complaints over evacuating residents to a squalid warehouse to ride out Hurricane Ida…
NEW ORLEANS – Chaffe McCall has announced its new managing partner, Douglas R. Holmes. A lawyer with Chaffe McCall since 2000, Holmes has served on the management committee, several other firm committees, and as a member of the civil and…
NEW ORLEANS – From McGlinchey: McGlinchey has been recognized with the 2022 Top Performer and Compass Award designations by the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity. The mid-size firm is honored alongside Am Law 100 and 200 firms and major international…
BATON ROUGE — On the same day he announced his plans to run for governor, Louisiana State Treasurer John Schroder issued a warning to alert the public to recent online advertising that may be misconstrued as Louisiana Unclaimed Property advertisements.…
BATON ROUGE (The Center Square) — A new Louisiana law regarding age verification for pornographic websites is drawing controversy for several reasons, despite overwhelming support from all but one member of the Louisiana Legislature. Act 440 took effect on Jan.…
NEW ORLEANS – Stone Pigman announced that Justin Swaim has been promoted to member after serving as an associate since joining the firm in 2015. Swaim is a business litigation lawyer specializing in energy regulation and utilities as well as…
BATON ROUGE (Louisiana Illuminator) — Following three major hurricanes in two years, the Louisiana Legislature made changes to state law to assist property owners with damage claims in the aftermath of a storm. Some updates also give insurers an opportunity…
LaPLACE, La. — From the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: The EPA entered into a consent agreement with Denka Performance Elastomer LLC and issued a final order to address certain waste management practices at the company’s facility in LaPlace, Louisiana. Denka…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) — Galloway has announced the election of 11 new attorneys to the role of director. Danny Abbott, Kelsey Bonnaffons, McKenzie Brown, Paula Campione, Melanie Donahue, Stephan Eckholdt, Anna Kirkpatrick, Denise Lambert, Tujuana McGee, Donovan Mendoza, and…
NEW ORLEANS – Evan P. Lestelle has joined the New Orleans office of Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann as special counsel. Lestelle has extensive experience in litigation on both sides of the courtroom. For five years he served as an Assistant…
NEW ORLEANS — A panel that has spent months debating policy ideas to protect workers who use medical marijuana concluded the bulk of its work Thursday, approving more than a dozen recommendations to the Louisiana Legislature. Thursday marked the last…
NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans office of McGlinchey Stafford has announced the addition of six new associates. “I am proud to welcome these six associates to the McGlinchey family,” said Magdalen Bickford, managing member of the New Orleans office.…
