Law

A two-year legal battle in which the city-parish filed suit to rescind a controversial...

Organizers of the proposed city of St. George declined to comment this morning on a suit filed today by Mayor Sharon Weston Broome.

Mayor Sharon Weston Broome, as expected, files a lawsuit fighting the incorporation of St. George, saying it will hurt Baton Rouge and the parish.

Following the sentencing of former employee John Paul Funes, Our Lady of the Lake officials are ready to move on and put the scandal behind them.

John Paul Funes, the former chief fundraiser for Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, was sentenced today to 33 months in federal prison for stealing nearly $800,000 from the hospital’s foundation.

An attorney “representing Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome” has put officials with the city of St. George on notice that a lawsuit is coming soon and they need to preserve any documents that could be relevant to the case.

Medical marijuana is bringing a radical new reality to Louisiana industrial plants and the various responses are rather hazy.

With no settlement in sight and plenty of legal maneuvering, the Alton Sterling lawsuit against the city-parish appears headed to trial in 2020.

Louisiana’s highest court, the Supreme Court, is located in New Orleans and it's composed...

The Water Institute of the Gulf, following a public embarrassment, finds itself answering critics about its role and evolving revenue streams. Institute officials counter the only problem is one of public relations.