Jackson's decision, announced in court Wednesday, rejects a motion that Murrill's office filed in September, according to WAFB. The Attorney General's office plans to seek writs following the denial, the station reports. The recusal fight stemmed from a separate, long-running…
An ad hoc judge on Wednesday rejected a bid by Attorney General Liz Murrill’s office to remove the judge presiding over a corruption case involving a city-parish official and the local transit authority, a ruling that could have implications for…
Five judges were elected Tuesday to serve in Baton Rouge district and family court. For the first time in more than three decades, one judge in the 19th Judicial District Court has been elected from across East Baton Rouge Parish. Democrat…
Jasper Brock and Lindon Bennett Magee Republican Lindon "Lindy" Bennett Magee beat independent Jasper Brock Tuesday for an open seat on the 21st Judicial District Court bench. Magee outgained Brock more than 2-to-1 in the vote tally, according to complete but…
The following people were booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison or issued a summons by the Zachary Police Department Oct. 22-28, 2026. William Barker: 41; 4051 David St., Zachary; failure to appear on outstanding bench warrants, fugitive warrants from Baker Police Department and…
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, one of the most conservative courts in the country, recently denied three noncitizens being held in a private detention center a basic human right to due process. Why? The editorial page of this newspaper raised…
A property dispute involving a Louisiana man who died without leaving a will in 1956 has reached the state's Supreme Court, nearly 30 years after a court recognised his daughter as the heir to his estate. In a ruling delivered on October…
Thanks to Brian Randal Haynes for âRead this in your robot voiceâ (Your Views, Oct. 26), extolling the purported advantages of AI. In the letter, Haynes describes using his AI assistant for help in his work, such as research and…
For more than a century, Louisiana allowed juries to convict people of serious felonies even when jurors disagreed. Until 1974, nine jurors could vote guilty, three could vote not guilty, and the state could convict anyway. After that, it took ten.
Three residents and a nonprofit have sued Vermilion Parish officials over alleged open meetings violations related to a SpaceX deal.
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