| BAR / DISCIPLINARY / ETHICS
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| 1. | Judge suspended for last four months of his term in office.
In re: Judge John C. Reeves, 2026-O-0693 (La. 06/25/2026) [12 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 34, Issue 6
Respondent became a judge of the Seventh Judicial District Court, Parishes of Concordia and
Catahoula, in January of 2015. In May 2026 the Court issued an opinion arising ... view full summary |
| CIVIL PROCEDURE
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| 2. | Court remands to court of appeal for consideration by five-judge panel.
Janis H. Gordon v. Ford Motor Company, 2026-C-00371 (La. 06/02/2026) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 34, Issue 6
Plaintiff filed suit against the manufacturer of her automobile after she sustained injuries
during an accident due to an alleged defect in the seatbelt. Pertinent here... view full summary |
| 3. | Plaintiff failed to prove entitlement to mistrial after defense verdict.
John Robin v. Edugie Omoregbee, DPM, 2026-CC-00387 (La. 06/02/2026) [4 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 34, Issue 6
Plaintiff filed this medical malpractice action against five health care providers. After a four-
day jury trial, the 12-person jury returned a verdict for def... view full summary |
| 4. | Dismissal after bankruptcy should have been without prejudice.
Ronald Wilson v. Progressive Security Insurance Company, 2026-C-00079 (La. 06/02/2026) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 34, Issue 6
Plaintiffs filed this suit to recover damages they allegedly sustained in an auto accident. A
few months later they filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy and did not disclose... view full summary |
| PROPERTY
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| 5. | Subsequent purchaser rule extended to mineral leases, with other remedies remaining.
Vinton Harbor & Terminal District v. Reunion Energy Company, 2025-CC-00971 (La. 05/29/2026) [25 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 34, Issue 6
Plaintiff, a political subdivision of the State of Louisiana in Calcasieu Parish, sued several
defendants, including Honeywell International and Texas Paci... view full summary |
| STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
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| 6. | Act merging Orleans Parish criminal and civil clerk offices was constitutional and did not create a vacancy requiring an election.
Gary Crockett v. State, 2026-CD-00594 (La. 06/01/2026) [36 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 34, Issue 6
Historically, Orleans Parish, unlike the other Louisiana parishes, has had separate clerks of
court for civil district court and criminal district court. On November 15... view full summary |
| TAXATION
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| 7. | Court remands for court of appeal to consider constitutionality of statute that allowed for partial tax exemption.
World War II Theatre, Inc. v. Norman White, 2026-C-00295 (La. 06/02/2026) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 34, Issue 6
Plaintiff is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, and its sole shareholder is the National World
War II Museum, Inc. Plaintiff owns and operates the Higgins Hotel & C... view full summary |
| DOMESTIC RELATIONS
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| 8. | Court remands for expedited hearing on PSFVRA issues in child custody case.
Brandon Joseph Cedotal v. Christian Paige Smith, 2026-CJ-00482 (La. 06/26/2026) [4 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 34, Issue 6
This is a child custody dispute. Prior to the child's birth in 2018, the mother moved from
Mississippi to Ascension Parish, where she lived with the father in his... view full summary |
| CRIMINAL
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| 9. | State failed to carry its burden on motion to recuse.
State v. Casen Carver, 2026-KK-00409 (La. 05/29/2026) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 34, Issue 6
Defendant was charged with the first and third-degree rape of LSU student Madison Brooks
in 2023. Brooks was struck by a car and killed immediately after the assault. A... view full summary |
| 10. | State did not prove sex offender had changed his domicile.
State v. Joseph A. Rodriguez, 2025-KH-01187 (La. 06/16/2026) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 34, Issue 6
After a hearing in Livingston Parish, defendant's probation was revoked on the basis that he
failed to provide a change of address for purposes of the se... view full summary |
| 11. | District court abused discretion in ordering new trial after unanimous jury verdict of guilty.
State v. Dominique Linton, 2025-KK-10607 (La. 06/16/2026) [5 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 34, Issue 6
Defendant was charged with first-degree rape and sexual battery of an 11-year-old victim. After a trial in April 2024, a jury returned unanimous guilty verdict... view full summary |
| 12. | Defendant entitled to be resentenced under more lenient statute in effect when crime was committed.
State v. Wesley Joseph Jarrell, 2025-K-01464 (La. 06/16/2026) [3 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 34, Issue 6
A jury convicted defendant of second-degree rape, and the district court sentenced him to 25
years of imprisonment at hard labor, without benefit of probation,... view full summary |
| 13. | Court orders district court to act on motion to correct illegal sentence.
State v. Jerome West, 2026-KH-00515 (La. 06/16/2026) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 34, Issue 6
Defendant represented that the district court failed to act timely on a motion to correct illegal
sentence he filed in February 2026. The Court granted a writ ... view full summary |
| 14. | Court reinstates district court judgment allowing victim character evidence.
State v. Reginald Dwayne Pullins, 2026-KK-00549 (La. 06/25/2026) [6 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 34, Issue 6
Defendant was charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of Derrick Ford,
Jr. Defendant argued the shooting, which occurred in the front yard of his home, ... view full summary |