Por: The Advocate Politics September 17, 2022
A key legislative committee Friday approved a $95 million payment to families and businesses in Tangipahoa Parish that suffered flood damages in 1983 caused by the construction of Interstate 12.The payment was approved without dissent by the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget, which includes House and Senate leaders.This is the single final payment that resolves the entirety of the lawsuit, Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne... + full article
The Advocate USA Crime September 17, 2022
For months, Ascension Parish officials have been saber-rattling and threatening litigation with DEMCO over who pays to move power lines that have blocked road widenings and new roundabouts for more than three years in the traffic-clogged parish.But, in a twist, the Dixie... + más
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An attorney will receive an $86,000 settlement from East Baton Rouge Parish a little over a year after the Baton Rouge Police Department sought to have him held in contempt for releasing body camera footage showing his juvenile client being strip-searched — a move that a... + más
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More than 7 years since Kevin Bajoie died after Baton Rouge police used stun guns to subdue the Zachary man, the wrongful death lawsuit filed by his parents will continue to drag on in court after Metro Council rejected a settlement with the family on Wednesday.Bajoie’s... + más
Bob Dean nursing home settlement in limbo; Morris Bart ‘willing to call his bluff’ | The Advocate
In fight over body camera footage of strip-searched teen, Baton Rouge settles for $86,000 | The Advocate
At least half of the plaintiffs who have sued infamous nursing home magnate Bob Dean may that could see them split millions of dollars in insurance proceeds — potentially blowing up the deal before a judge can rule on it.Attorneys representing several former residents of... + más
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Lawyers for infamous say they have reached a settlement with patients and family members who have sued over the bungled evacuation of more than 840 elderly and disabled residents to a warehouse for Hurricane Ida, court records show.Many of those plaintiffs might be dismayed at... + más
The Advocate USA Entertainment September 17, 2022
Baton Rouge writer Emily Beck Cogburn’s short story, “Losing Everything,” is a tale of loss and redemption.Inspired by events of the August 2016 flood, the story was recently published in the “Weird Weather” issue of Alluvian (). Alluvian is a creative online journal... + más
LaPlace residents rebounding one year after Hurricane Ida — but still in harm’s way | The Advocate
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The Advocate USA Politics September 17, 2022
About three weeks ago, it was finally Kimbra Williams-Webber’s turn.At long last, the camper was hauled off her front lawn, and she could once again look onto the street from her home on Derek Lane in LaPlace.“I’m happy to see my grass is growing back,” Williams-Webber... + más
La. Travels: Hook up the RV and head over to St. Bernard or Bogue Chitto state parks | The Advocate
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