Louisiana Supreme Court

Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Scott J. Crichton was named the recipient of the Judge Benjamin Jones Judges in the Classroom Award by the Louisiana Center for Law and Civic Education on Friday, June 10, 2022 at the General Assembly of the Louisiana State Bar Association Annual Meeting.

The Rehnquist Award is presented annually and honors a state court judge who demonstrates the outstanding qualities of judicial excellence, including integrity, fairness, open-mindedness, knowledge of the law, professional ethics, creativity, sound judgment, intellectual courage, and decisiveness.

Louisiana judges, dressed in their robes, gathered at St. Louis Cathedral in JacksonSquare this morning for the 67th annual Red Mass ceremony,…

A Louisiana man has pleaded guilty in a federal child sex trafficking case.Federal court records show that Pascal Calogero III of Metairie entered the…

Louisiana's Supreme Court won't hear arguments for a man sentenced two years ago to life in prison for killing his first wife in 1962.Monday's rejection…

Louisiana's Supreme Court has declined to hear the appeal of a ruling allowing the state to deny the right to vote to felons on probation or parole.The…

Louisiana's Supreme Court has thrown out a New Orleans ordinance limiting street art sales to two parts of the French Quarter, saying it violates the…

A sort of “Re-do” bill has been pre-filed for the upcoming legislative regular session by Metairie Senator Conrad Appel. Senate Bill 31 disqualifies would…

Just weeks after Wilbert Jones was exonerated and released from prison after serving nearly 46 years for rape, prosecutors have asked the Supreme Court to…