Law

IRS throws a chill into the collectives that are paying college athletes

The rapidly expanding landscape of nonprofit, donor-backed collectives paying college athletes to promote charities...

Federal government drops ‘Cancer Alley’ investigation  

The Biden administration has dropped an investigation into whether Louisiana officials put Black residents living in an industrial stretch of the state at increased cancer risk, according to a federal court filing Tuesday.

Louisiana leads US in the number of lawsuits filed against insurers

More insurance lawsuits were filed in Louisiana’s district courts than in any other state from 2020 to 2022, according to a recent analysis by legal analytics firm Lex Machina.

New law supporting pregnant employees goes into effect this month 

Workers who are expecting are about to have the law on their side when the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, or PWFA, goes into effect June 27. 

How billions in COVID aid was stolen

The widespread fraud that occurred during the disbursement of pandemic-related financial aid came from...

Baton Rouge legal sector taking ‘cautious approach’ to AI

Baton Rouge law firms want to dip their toes into the artificial intelligence pool, though many are wary about jumping in. 
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Supreme Court ruling threatens Louisiana’s congressional map

Today’s surprising U.S. Supreme Court ruling overthrowing Alabama's congressional map because it dilutes Black voting power could also erase Louisiana's congressional boundaries and require the state to add a second majority Black district.

Lawmakers abandon probe of Ronald Greene’s death without hearing from governor  

Louisiana legislators who last year demanded answers from Gov. John Bel Edwards on whether...

‘LaPolitics’: Tax legislation has made little progress

Amid intensifying budget discussions, there has been little progress on the regular session’s few...

Louisiana gains plenty of company in suit over FEMA’s Risk Rating 2.0

Numerous elected officials descended upon New Orleans today to join a lawsuit against the...