LA HB960

Appropriates $65,000 from the State General Fund for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 to pay a consent judgment against the State of Louisiana through the Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College

The consent judgment, signed February 20, 2024, resolves the case "Milton G. Brady v. The McCarty Corporation, et al" (Case No. C-697575) in the 19th Judicial District Court, East Baton Rouge Parish

Payment covers principal, interest, court costs, and expert witness fees as awarded, and may only be made after the judgment is final and required documentation is submitted to the state treasurer

Interest on the judgment ceases to accrue on the effective date of the Act, and the judgment terms control if any conflict exists with the Act's provisions

Effective upon the governor's signature or upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature