The Louisiana Supreme Court has ruled that the current method of funding the statewide school voucher program is unconstitutional. Act 2, part of Gov. Bobby Jindal's 2012 package of education reforms, diverts money from each student's per-pupil allocation to cover
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In Through the Out Door: Preparing for Your Business Exit Opportunity
On April 11, Kean Miller’s Merger & Acquisition team will present a business briefing In Through the Out Door: Preparing for Your Business Exit Opportunity. The program will be held from 3:15 – 6:00 PM at the Baton Rouge office of…
SEC Charges Louisiana Investment Adviser with Hiding Losses from RMBS
The SEC charged Walter A. Morales, a hedge fund manager in Baton Rouge, La., with defrauding investors by hiding millions of dollars in losses suffered during the financial crisis from investments tied to residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS). The SEC alleges…
Louisiana Senate Approves Bill Requiring Women to Hear Embryonic Heartbeat Before Abortion
WWL.com: Louisiana Senate approves abortion heartbeat bill:The full state senate Tuesday approved a bill that would require women seeking an abortion to first listen to the fetus' heartbeat. Senator Sharon Weston Broome (D-Baton Rouge) says the bill passes constitutional…
Louisiana Deaths Linked to Listeria Outbreak
Two deaths in Louisiana have been confirmed by that state to be part of the multistate outbreak of Listeria infection linked to cantaloupe grown on a Colorado farm.Louisiana health authorities say an 87-year-old Baton Rouge woman died after eating contaminated…
Baton Rouge Louisiana 87-year-old Elaine Babcock Listeria Cantaloupe Death
Louisiana press reports that Baton Rouge has confirmed an 87-year-old woman has died from listeria, possibly linked to cantaloupe.
Elaine Babcock died Saturday at Our Lady of the Lake Hospital in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Her son told WAFB she was…
Lenders and Developers Need to Understand How Louisiana’s Private Works Act Applies to Their Projects
A recent opinion from the United States Bankruptcy Court in Baton Rouge, Louisiana shows that even experienced lenders and developers may not always understand how Louisiana’s Private Works Act applies to their project, and how much leverage a properly filed…
Towns in the Floodway
In case you've been living in a cave for the last few months, it's been raining a lot in the middle of the country. Here in Lexington, we've got lots of wet basements and leaky roofs; But along the Mississippi…
“Louisiana child molester undergoes castration for parole”
Main March 5, 2011″Louisiana child molester undergoes castration for parole”The title of this post is the headline of this notable local story about an offender willing to go to great lengths to facilitate release from prison. Here are the details:…
New View. Same Vision.
Kean Miller is pleased to announce the relocation of its downtown Baton Rouge headquarters from One American Place to 80,000+ square feet of re-imagined law office space in II City Plaza effective today, Monday, January 10, 2011. II City Plaza is…