PSC wants judge to stop state from taking funds
BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Public Service Commission says it will be virtually shut down if the state treasury takes another $1.9 million from the utility regulator. In a state court filing, the PSC...
View ArticlePSC loses request to stop taking of its funds
BATON ROUGE — The Public Service Commission lost its bid today to keep up to $1.9 million in its accounts, rather than shift the money to pay other expenses, as lawmakers plan. State District Judge...
View ArticleJudge won’t stop state from signing Medicaid health contracts
BATON ROUGE — A Baton Rouge judge has refused to block the state from signing contracts with three private insurance companies chosen to take part in Louisiana’s new health-care delivery system for the...
View ArticleTrial set in lawsuit against state retirement plan
The bill created an investment account similar to a 401(k) plan for state employees hired after July 1, 2013, instead of a monthly retirement payment based on salary and years of employment. It's...
View ArticleJudge won’t immediately throw out toll challenge
A judge's refusal to involuntarily dismiss a lawsuit challenging tolls on the Crescent City Connection bridge at New Orleans has given toll opponents some hope.
View ArticleJudge orders new election in CCC toll challenge
A Baton Rouge judge has nullified the election results for the 20-year renewal of the tolls for the Crescent City Connection in New Orleans and has ordered a new election in May.
View ArticleCourt shoots down Jindal’s retirement plan shift
The Louisiana Supreme Court ruled Friday that Gov. Bobby Jindal's plan to shift future rank-and-file state workers to a 401(k)-style retirement plan is unconstitutional.
View ArticleBaton Rouge Judge William Morvant retiring after 25 years
One of the longest-serving judges on the state district court in Baton Rouge is retiring at the end of the year.
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