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Inquiry underway into Bernhard complaint against rival for LSU energy deal

An attorney for the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors says it’s too soon to predict when the agency staff will complete its investigation into a complaint, filed Dec. 28, seeking to disqualify one of the two bidders competing for a lucrative energy services contract at LSU.

New small business aid plan doesn’t address fraud risk 

The new COVID-19 relief plan for small businesses that President Donald Trump signed early...

Larry Bankston representing Bernhard group in challenge over LSU deal

The complaint filed Monday by Louisiana Energy Partners challenging competitor Enwave Energy’s eligibility to bid on a lucrative energy services contract at LSU because the Canadian company does not have a Louisiana contractor’s license recalls a similar procurement challenge over licensing issues that temporarily derailed the state’s flood recovery program in 2017.

SCOTUS won’t hear Texas Stanford case, clearing the way for small recovery

The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to get involved in one of the higher-profile cases in the Stanford Group litigation, clearing the way for the receiver in the case to collect a $132 million settlement from two insurance brokerages involved in the scheme.

Wave of attempted fraud strikes states’ unemployment programs 

A wave of attempted fraud is hitting state unemployment benefits programs after they struggled...

State Supreme Court returns virus rules dispute to lower court

The Louisiana Supreme Court on Monday sent a legal feud between Gov. John Bel...
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Baton Rouge employers weighing whether to mandate vaccinations

Now that the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines have arrived in Louisiana and are...

Baton Rouge Realtors change rules: No more ‘$10 and OVC’ allowed on the MLS 

The Greater Baton Rouge Association of Realtors has updated its regulations to require brokers to record the actual sale price of property transactions in the Multiple Listing Service.

‘LaPolitics’: Attorney general notched a few election wins

The political apparatus of Attorney General Jeff Landry scored a few points in the...

Two high-profile properties in foreclosure sale tied to defunct FNBC Bank 

More than three years after the feds shut down First NBC Bank, the ripple effects from the failure of the New Orleans-based institution can still be seen in the Baton Rouge real estate market.