Tag: Louisiana

January 19, 2022

the Louisiana Supreme Court ruled that a hospital – or any other private employer – may impose an absolute vaccination requirement and fire any employee who fails to comply. The case involved medical centers that notified all employees that they […]

August 13, 2021

Not that Louisiana property tax issues will make one want to imbibe, but it is that time of the year when the assessment rolls are open for review in Louisiana. The open book dates are currently published on the website […]

June 4, 2021

Recently, the Louisiana Court of Appeal, First Circuit, in Thompson v. Cenac Towing Co., L.L.C., analyzed a trial court’s grant of summary judgment in a company’s favor after a noose-like rope was found hanging in a maritime workplace and held that the […]

February 8, 2019

Louisiana cannot implement a restrictive law that opponents say would have left only one doctor eligible to provide abortions in the state, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday. In a 5-4 vote, with Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. joining […]

February 4, 2019

Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. on Friday stayed implementation of a restrictive abortion law until Thursday to allow the U.S. Supreme Court time to review case filings. The Louisiana law would have taken effect Monday if Alito had not issued […]

September 27, 2018

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Wednesday upheld a Louisiana abortion law “requiring abortion providers to have admitting privileges at a hospital located within thirty miles of the clinic where they perform abortions.” The court contrasted […]