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Most Recent Cases Reported:
- Employee of North Carolina city assisting with hurricane recovery not entitled to immunity. - Edward F. Breaux, Jr. v. Kevin Ray Worrell, 2025-CQ-00856 (La. 04/10/2026) [21 pp.]
- Employer entitled to summary judgment dismissal because employee was not in course and scope of employment while commuting to work. - Vonetta Lacy v. Carlos Ibarra, 2025-C-01599 (La. 04/21/2026) [15 pp.]
- Court dismisses third-party demand against Superdome management company. - Louisiana Stadium & Exposition District v. Brazos Industries, LLC, 2025-C-01628 (La. 03/31/2026) [3 pp.]
- Reconventional demand challenging State's contract with law firm failed to state cause of action. - State v. OptumRx, 2025-C-01626 (La. 04/21/2026) [2 pp.]
- Court of appeal erred in reopening judgment pro confesso. - Tower Credit, Inc. v. Beatrice Johnson, 2025-C-01639 (La. 04/21/2026) [5 pp.]
- Court reverses ruling limiting testimony of medical review panel member. - Jamie W. Turner v. Woman's Hospital Foundation, 2026-CC-00282 (La. 03/31/2026) [2 pp.]
- On rehearing Court no longer requires parties to remove obstructions to driveway servitude. - Louis V. Hose v. James Scott O'Connell, 2025-C-01158 (La. 03/31/2026) [3 pp.]
- On rehearing with Justice Hughes recused, Court declines to modify judgment allowing candidate to remain on ballot. - Andrew Bradley Towbin v. John T. Fuller, 2026-C-00296 (La. 03/31/2026) [14 pp.]
- Individual council member not liable for attorney's fees to prevailing party under Open Meetings Law. - Harold Marcell Parker, Jr. v. Livingston Parish Government, 2025-C-01598 (La. 04/09/2026) [3 pp.]
- Court reinstates murder convictions after finding no abuse of discretion in denying challenge for cause. - State v. Luis Orobio, Jr., 2025-K-01303 (La. 03/31/2026) [7 pp.]
- District court should have held hearing before denying State's objection to application for post-conviction relief. - State v. Antoinette Frank, 2025-KD-00767 (La. 03/31/2026) [4 pp.]
- Defendant's post-conviction evidence not newly discovered for purposes of limitations. - State v. Willie Williams, 2025-KP-01311 (La. 04/09/2026) [3 pp.]
- Court allows indigent defendant's expert witness to testify via Zoom. - State v. Jamal Harris, 2026-KK-00486 (La. 04/19/2026) [2 pp.]
- Court orders district court to act on pleading. - Rufus James Hampton, III v. John Bel Edwards, 2026-CI-00194 (La. 04/21/2026) [2 pp.]
- Court orders court of appeal to act on writ application. - State v. Ron Cleon Johnson, 2026_KH-00219 (La. 04/21/2026) [2 pp.]
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