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| STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
| | 1. | Court clarifies standard of judicial review of local governmental land use decisions.
Beverly Alexander v. St. James Parish, 2025-C-00866 c/w 2025-C-00868 (La. 03/06/2026) [23 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 34, Issue 3
Koch Methanol St. James, LLC operated a methanol production facility in St. James Parish. In
July 2023 it applied for a land use permit for a project to upgra... view full summary | | 2. | Court reinstates candidate to ballot for judicial election.
Andrew Bradley Towbin v. John T. Fuller, 2026-C-00296 (La. 03/11/2026) [14 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 34, Issue 3
On February 13, 2026, John Fuller executed and filed a notarized notice of candidacy form in
connection with the May 2026 election of a judge for Orleans Par... view full summary | | TAXATION
| | 3. | Sheriff allowed to collect 1992 taxes once taxpayer failed to pay current taxes.
Esplanade Mall Realty Holdings, LLC v. Joseph P. Lopinto, III, 2025-CA-00708 (La. 03/06/2026) [21 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 34, Issue 3
At issue here were ad valorem property taxes for the year 1992 on immoveable property on
which a Macy's store was located at Esplanade Mall in Kenner. Pertinent her... view full summary | | SUCCESSIONS
| | 4. | Court upholds olographic testament containing multiple dates and signature in the middle of the document.
Succession of Laurie Maria Brocato, 2025-C-00367 (La. 03/06/2026) [12 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 34, Issue 3
Laurie Maria Brocato died on October 5, 2021. In March 2022 her nephew, Brandon Glorioso,
petitioned to probate Brocato's November 4, 2019, olographic testament, wh... view full summary | | DOMESTIC RELATIONS
| | 5. | Peremptive period for bringing avowal action unconstitutional as applied to biological father.
Sarah Allen Davidson v. Terrance Hardy, 2025-CJ-00950 (La. 03/06/2026) [23 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 34, Issue 3
On May 22, 2019, baby ZH was born to Sarah Davidson. Because the child was born about
100 days after the termination of Davidson's marriage to Steven Allen, Allen w... view full summary | | CRIMINAL
| | 6. | Defendant entitled to evidentiary hearing on factual innocence claim.
State v. David Hudson, 2025-KP-01089 (La. 03/03/2026) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 34, Issue 3
In this post-conviction proceeding, defendant raised a claim of factual innocence, which was
dismissed by the district court. The First Circuit denied defendant's w... view full summary | | 7. | Court excludes expert testimony diagnosing child sexual abuse.
State v. Christopher Cloudie, 2025-KK-00471 (La. 03/06/2026) [18 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 34, Issue 3
Defendant was charged with one count of first-degree rape and one count of aggravated
crime against nature. The state accused him of performing oral sex on... view full summary | | 8. | On collateral review, counsel's denial of defendant's right to testify does not automatically require reversal.
State v. Jarvis Turner, 2025-KP-00209 (La. 03/06/2026) [13 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 34, Issue 3
Defendant's conviction for armed robbery was affirmed on appeal in 2008. He later filed this
collateral attack on his conviction, claiming ineffective assistance of... view full summary | | 9. | Failure to list "not guilty" as option on verdict form warranted new trial.
State v. Michael Steven White, 2024-K-00761 (La. 03/06/2026) [21 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 34, Issue 3
After a 9-1-1 call from the owner of a car lot, St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's deputies found
defendant sitting inside one of the cars on the lot at 10:30 ... view full summary | | 10. | Court reverses evidentiary ruling on victim character evidence.
State v. Ted Breaux, 2026-KD-00309 (La. 03/10/2026) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 34, Issue 3
The State moved to exclude victim character evidence under La. Code Evid. art.
404(A)(2)(a). The district court denied the ... view full summary | | 11. | Court reverses evidentiary ruling excluding child victim's recorded statement.
State v. Saturnino Pena, 2026-KK-00318 (La. 03/11/2026) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 34, Issue 3
Evidence in this case included an audiotaped recording of a statement by the child victim at
the New Orleans Children's Hospital CARE Center. The district court gra... view full summary | | 12. | Officers could continue to search vehicle after finding marijuana in handbag.
State v. Darren Braud, 2025-KK-01526 (La. 03/18/2026) [3 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 34, Issue 3
After detecting the smell of marijuana, officers searched defendant's vehicle. They recovered
a small amount of marijuana in the passenger's handbag and continu... view full summary |
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