Law

Decade-long legal dispute involving developer Phil Witter gets trial date

The judge overseeing a decade-old lawsuit involving developer Phil Witter has set a trial date for early next year, stressing that there will be no more continuances without good reason. 

Audit of DA office’s finances reveals 11 fake checks totaling $46,000

Eleven fake checks with previously used check numbers were drawn from the East Baton Rouge District Attorney’s Narcotics Seizure account, the Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s office reports. 

Metro Council member is calling for a clear media policy following lawsuit

Kiran Chawla, publisher of online news site Unfiltered with Kiran, has sued East Baton...

Both sides in the St. George incorporation fight have filed arguments with Louisiana Supreme Court

The litigants in the ongoing legal fight over the possible incorporation of St. George in East Baton Rouge Parish have filed their briefs with the Louisiana Supreme Court. 

Marathon’s refinery downriver has recent history of accidents and chemical leaks 

The Marathon Petroleum refinery in Garyville, where a large chemical fire forced evacuations last week, has had more than a dozen emergency incidents within the past five years, state records indicate.

Should companies disclose whether or not they use AI? It’s complicated

Companies using generative AI to produce everything from ad slogans to press releases are...
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Entergy, state regulators at odds over $550M in possible customer refunds

A Federal Energy Regulation Commission ruling issued this week confirms that an Entergy subsidiary will have to refund more than $550 million to customers in Louisiana and Arkansas.

What’s going on with the ‘Brave Cave’ investigation? 

In case you missed it, a WAFB-TV investigation into a facility used by the...

Alford: Qualifying challenges offer another way to win

Candidacy challenges—or sometimes just the threat of legal action—have torpedoed several campaigns this cycle...

Both energy interests and environmentalists fight Biden oil lease plan

The Biden administration's plan to protect an endangered species of whale by scaling back...