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• Another hearing, another delay as couple pursues judgment against Metro Council member Dunn

  August 8, 2023 1:38 PM

  BATON ROUGE — What was supposed to be a contempt of court hearing for a Metro Council member's lawyer turned into something else entirely Tuesday: a hearing on whether a judge in a property dispute should be on the case at all. Two of councilman Cleve Dunn's neighbors sued,... more »

• EBR Parish joins legal fight against opioids Play Video

  January 23, 2018 7:56 PM

  BATON ROUGE - East Baton Rouge Parish is joining the fight against opioid manufacturing and wholesale distributors. A lawsuit was filed Tuesday claiming the companies pushed false information about how addictive the deadly drug can be. "Monday, we had a mother who overdosed and she had a child in... more »

• La. Supreme Court Justice's case against other justices thrown out

  October 20, 2016 10:45 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that a member of Louisiana's Supreme Court filed against four fellow justices. Justice Jefferson Hughes filed suit last December saying he was illegally removed from two cases against oil companies. His suit said defendants sought his removal because lawyers for... more »