NEW ORLEANS - Louisiana law firm Bradley Murchison has elected Michael R. Brassett Jr. of its Baton Rouge office to a three-year term as co-managing member. Brassett practices in the energy field with specific focuses including oil and gas title…
NEW ORLEANS - Crowds are usually welcome and even encouraged in tourist-dependent New Orleans in the days leading up to Mardi Gras but as the final weekend of the 2021 season began Friday, police warned that crowds won't be tolerated…
NEW ORLEANS - Keva Landrum, former Chief Judge for Orleans Parish Criminal District Court and previous interim Orleans Parish District Attorney, has joined New Orleans-based law firm Deutsch Kerrigan. Landrum served as Chief Judge of the 41st Judicial District Criminal…
NEW ORLEANS — The City has announced regulations and enforcement procedures for the upcoming Mardi Gras weekend and Mardi Gras day, in addition to enhanced enforcement this weekend. “We’re doing this in response to the health crisis that we are…
BATON ROUGE - A coalition of 13 environmental and community groups has come out against a planned $1.3 billion expansion of Shintech facilities in Iberville and West Baton Rouge parishes. The groups said the projects will increase cancer-causing pollution in Black…
NEW ORLEANS - The daily paper reports that a Los Angeles-based company has started discussions with local officials about a proposal to build a $250 million casino and resort on a waterfront site near Slidell. Casino operator Peninsula Pacific Entertainment,…
NEW ORLEANS — Adams and Reese has announced that former Louisiana State Rep. Charles Henry has joined the firm as senior government affairs advisor. Henry will represent clients’ government relations interests at both the state and federal levels. “I am…
NEW ORLEANS - Shields Mott LLP has announced that four of its lawyers have been named to the “Super Lawyers 2021” list and one has been recognized on the “Louisiana Rising Stars Super Lawyer 2021” list in the field of…
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - A federal judge in North Carolina has ruled in favor of New Orleans Pelicans player Zion Williamson in a case concerning a contract he terminated with a Florida-based marketing agent who is seeking $100 million in damages…
NEW ORLEANS - Law firm Shields Mott LLP announced that six of its lawyers have been named to the 2021 edition of Best Lawyers in America. Best Lawyers has published its list for over three decades. The first international list…
NEW ORLEANS - Law firm Shields Mott LLP announced that attorney Laura E. Avery has been honored in the 2021 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch. Avery specializes in construction law and litigation. Best Lawyers divides attorneys by geographic…
NEW ORLEANS - Louisiana bar owners fighting coronavirus -related closures of their businesses lost an appeal Wednesday at a federal appeals court. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld rulings from two lower court judges who last year…
NEW ORLEANS - Carver Darden has announced that Matthew Miller and Travis Morock have been promoted to partners at the firm effective Jan. 1. Miller is a partner in the firm's New Orleans office and practices in the intellectual property…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans woman says in a federal lawsuit that she’s being unconstitutionally denied the right to run a business providing care to special needs children. The suit was filed Tuesday on behalf of Ursula Newell-Davis,…
NEW ORLEANS – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Classic Air Charter LLC – a federal contractor based in Melbourne, Florida – has paid $141,047 in back wages to employees in Louisiana…
NEW ORLEANS — Jones Walker LLP announced that Bill Hines has been reelected for a fourth consecutive five-year term as managing partner and that Miriam Wogan Henry and Josh Norris have each been reelected…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An environmental group has told the National Marine Fisheries Service that it's going to court over reductions in plans to keep endangered and threatened sea turtles from drowning in shrimp nets. “A shrimp cocktail is not…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A growing number of Wall Street banks and businesses have cut ties with President Donald Trump's campaign and financial arms, as well as the broader Republican Party, following last week's riots and insurrection at the U.S.…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans city council member takes the oath of office as the city’s new district attorney Monday, facing a pandemic-related backlog of cases and high expectations from criminal justice reform advocates who rallied around his…
NEW ORLEANS – Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard is pleased to announce the addition of Alicia Bendana to its New Orleans headquarters. Lugenbuhl, a practicing attorney for more than 25 years, is joining the firm as a shareholder. Formerly…
NEW ORLEANS – Super Lawyers has recognized 23 attorneys from New Orleans-based law firm Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann. Susan Talley and Phillip Wittmann were named to the Top 10 Lawyers in Louisiana list, while four additional attorneys were recognized as…
NEW ORLEANS - The Louisiana Bar Foundation announces the establishment of the Kendall Vick Public Law Fund valued at $3 million. To provide a path for continuing its mission, specifically with respect to the Loan Repayment Assistance Program, the Kendall…
NEW ORLEANS – Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann announces the membership of John Overby, who has served as special counsel since joining the firm in 2016. “This is a tremendous honor, and I look forward to furthering the outstanding reputation the…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a challenge to a Taiwan-based conglomerate’s plans for a $9.4 billion plastics complex in Louisiana because the Army Corps of Engineers is reconsidering its permit. Formosa Plastics Group plans to build…
NEW ORLEANS - The 2021 Louisiana Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists include seven Flanagan Partners attorneys Thomas M. Flanagan, Harold J. Flanagan, and Sean P. Brady were named to the 2021 Louisiana Super Lawyers list. Thomas Flanagan and Brady…
NEW ORLEANS - Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver LLC has announced that Laurence D. LeSueur Jr. has become a member of the firm. LeSueur's litigation practice includes representing clients in complex commercial disputes, insurance coverage and bad faith cases,…
NEW ORLEANS - Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver LLC has announced that Christine M. Calogero has become a member of the firm. Calogero's practice includes a range of civil litigation matters, including insurance coverage and bad faith, securities and…
NEW ORLEANS - McGlinchey Stafford has announced that Michael D. Ferachi became the firm’s new managing member on Jan. 1. Previously serving as senior operations manager for the firm, Ferachi has worked closely with predecessor Rodolfo “Rudy” J. Aguilar Jr.…
NEW ORLEANS - Biz New Orleans magazine – the national award-winning monthly business publication – will publish the inaugural edition of the New Orleans 500, a book profiling the most influential leaders in greater New Orleans, in the fourth quarter of 2021. Click…
NEW ORLEANS - Jessica C. Engler and Tyler Moore Kostal are the newest partners at Kean Miller LLP. “We are excited to welcome Jessica and Tyler as partners in our law firm. They have shown a remarkable commitment to their…
