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LA HB59
Bill
Status
3/13/2025
Primary Sponsor
Adrian Fisher
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AI Summary
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Appropriates $20,000 from the State General Fund for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 to pay a consent judgment in favor of Randall Clint Lewis against the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
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The consent judgment (Case No. 49,930) was signed on January 3, 2025, in the Third Judicial District Court, Union Parish
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Payment covers principal, interest, court costs, and expert witness fees as awarded in the judgment
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Interest on the judgment stops accruing on the effective date of the Act, and payment requires documentation submitted to the state treasurer
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Becomes effective upon the governor's signature or upon expiration of the time for gubernatorial action
Legislative Description
Appropriates funds for payment of a consent judgment against the state in the suit entitled Randall Clint Lewis v. State of La. et al.
APPROPRIATIONS/JUDGMENT
Last Action
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
4/14/2025