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LA HB958

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/10/2026

Primary Sponsor

Stephanie Berault

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Appropriates $50,000 from the State General Fund for FY 2025-2026 to pay a consent judgment in Charles E. Parker v. Taylor-Seidenbach, Inc., et al (Case No. 2021-09683, Civil District Court, Orleans Parish)

  • The state defendant is Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, University Hospital, acting through the LSU Board of Supervisors

  • Payment covers principal, interest, court costs, and expert witness fees as awarded in the consent judgment signed October 2, 2025

  • Interest on the judgment stops accruing on the effective date of the Act, and payment requires submission of documentation to the state treasurer

  • 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 Charles E. Parker v. Taylor-Seidenbach, Inc., et al

APPROPRIATIONS/JUDGMENT

Last Action

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

3/11/2026

Committee Referrals

Appropriations3/11/2026

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