NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Texas can get up to $79 million in BP oil spill restoration money, Mississippi nearly $69 million, and Florida almost $74 million for ecosystem recovery projects and programs approved or extended this week. Nearly $80 million…
NEW ORLEANS – Foley & Mansfield announced that Kenan S. Rand Jr. has joined the firm as partner in the New Orleans office. Rand comes from Plauché Maselli Parkerson. Throughout his legal career, Rand has focused his practice on defending…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tesla is asking an appeals court to set aside a federal agency’s order that a Twitter post discouraging union organizing be deleted from CEO Elon Musk’s account. The National Labor Relations Board found that a May…
NEW ORLEANS — The Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans has elected William H. Langenstein III chairman, Charles H. Ponstein vice chairman and Jack C. Jensen Jr. secretary-treasurer. Langenstein joined the Board in February 2018 when he…
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Casino giant Caesars Entertainment Inc., owner of the Harrah's Casino New Orleans, is putting its losses because of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 at more than $2 billion, and is suing a long list of insurance…
NEW ORLEANS — McGlinchey Stafford partner Camille Bryant has been selected to be a member of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity’s 2021 class of fellows, participating in a program to identify, train and advance the next generation of leaders…
NEW ORLEANS - Three veterans of Lowe, Stein, Hoffman, Allweiss & Hauver LLP have joined forces to launch a new practice, HNK Family Law. Jeffrey M. Hoffman, Kim Ngan Nguyen and Gordon J. Kuehl started HNK to “continue the success…
Jeffrey Surprenant has become an associated at the New Orleans office of Adams and Reese. Surprenant is a litigator and a transactional lawyer who helps clients address transactional needs in the areas of tax and regulatory work. He also maintains…
Grant Leger has become an associate at the New Orleans office of Adams and Reese. Leger is a litigator who assists clients at every stage of a trial. He received his J.D. from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana…
NEW ORLEANS - Mary Kate Fernandez has become an associate at the New Orleans office of Adams and Reese. Fernandez’s practice encompasses business and commercial litigation, regulatory compliance, and labor and employment disputes. She graduated from the Loyola University of…
NEW ORLEANS – McGlinchey Stafford has announced that Magdalen “Mag” Blessey Bickford has been named the office managing member in the firm’s New Orleans office. Bickford will focus on the day-to-day operations and management of the employees and the office. …
NEW ORLEANS - Liberty Bank and Trust Company has announced the hiring of Jaimmé A. Collins to be its general counsel and lead its strategic initiatives division. Collins is a former partner at the law Firm of Adams and Reese…
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry announced Thursday he signed off on a deal to resolve litigation involving an oil-and-gas company and coastal parishes alleging environmental damage. The Louisiana Legislature would have to create the framework to implement…
NEW ORLEANS – McGlinchey Stafford has announcedthat it has appointed Eliska Plunkett, a seasoned human resources professional and employment attorney, as the firm’s first chief diversity officer. She will partner with former Managing Member Rudy Aguilar to co-chair the firm’s…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Another elections technology firm is objecting to the terms of Louisiana’s voting machine search, accusing the secretary of state of trying to manipulate the bid process to benefit its current contractor and raising echoes of…
NEW ORLEANS - As transgender awareness and acceptance grow, many of us are becoming aware of an increasing number of transgender people in our personal and professional communities. And as decent people, we want to be respectful, but might be…
NEW ORLEANS – Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann has announced that firm Member Heather Lonian will take on a new role as the firm’s chief diversity officer. In addition to her litigation practice, Lonian will provide strategic leadership to the firm’s…
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…
