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LA HB643
Bill
Status
4/22/2025
Primary Sponsor
Mike Johnson
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AI Summary
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Appropriates $18,000 from the State General Fund for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 to pay a consent judgment in the case of Rachelle Elizabeth Deroche versus the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development and employee Jordan Gaten
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The consent judgment was signed on March 25, 2025, in the Twenty-First Judicial District, Tangipahoa Parish (Case No. 2021-0002473, Division E)
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Payment covers principal, interest, court costs, and expert witness fees as awarded in the judgment, and may only be made after the judgment is final and required documentation is submitted to the state treasurer
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Interest on the judgment ceases to accrue on the effective date of the Act
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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 the consent judgment against the state in the suit entitled DeRoche v DOTD et al.
APPROPRIATIONS/JUDGMENT
Last Action
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
4/23/2025