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LA HB1020
Bill
Status
3/30/2026
Primary Sponsor
Mandie Landry
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AI Summary
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Appropriates $40,000 from the State General Fund for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 to pay a consent judgment in Alvin J. Clouatre, Jr. v. Eagle, Inc., et al. (Case No. 2024-09982, Orleans Parish Civil District Court)
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The state defendant is Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors on behalf of LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans (formerly Charity Hospital at New Orleans)
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The consent judgment was signed on October 9, 2025, and payment covers principal, interest, court costs, and expert witness fees
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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 the consent judgment against the state in the suit captioned Alvin J. Clouatre, Jr. v. Eagle, Inc. et al.
APPROPRIATIONS/JUDGMENT
Last Action
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
3/31/2026