Louisiana Supreme Court

January 19, 2022

Feuding judges, budget battles, questionable expenses gridlock Lafayette City Court

As tensions flared between Lafayette’s two city court judges, Odinet and Saloom, the Louisiana Supreme Court stepped in and appointed a special judge to serve as tie-breaker over administrative matters of the court.

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The Louisiana Supreme Court Building on Royal Street in New Orleans, Dec. 7, 2021.

December 8, 2021

Louisiana Supreme Court hears oral arguments over Ochsner vaccine mandate

Supreme Court Justice: Do Ochsner employees ‘not have a choice’ to work elsewhere?

Legislature 2021

June 9, 2021

Legislative Roundup: Income tax reform advances; Supreme Court expansion fails; compromises on mandatory kindergarten, abortion reporting reached; and more

For the second time this week, a proposed constitutional amendment that would have expanded the Louisiana Supreme Court from seven to nine members fell short of the needed two-thirds majority.

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July 3, 2019

Louisiana Supreme Court ends charter amendment legal challenge