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Out-of-state firms often plan for local counsel as a formality: a name on the pro hac vice motion and an address for service. The local rules in Louisiana’s three federal districts describe a more substantive role. In...

A national class action that touches Louisiana runs into two procedural systems at once. On the state side, a civilian certification framework under the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure that departs from Federal Rule 23 in...

A driver under 21 doesn’t need to be drunk to be arrested for DWI in Louisiana — a single drink can be enough to cross the legal threshold. The 0.02% Standard Under R.S. 14:98.6 Louisiana’s zero-tolerance rule...

Last reviewed: August 2026 A single moving violation conviction in Louisiana doesn’t cost you once. It costs you at every renewal for years. The fine printed on the citation is almost always the smallest number in the...

A Louisiana usufruct can give your spouse the use of the family home for the rest of their life while your children legally own it. That arrangement keeps families in their homes. It also produces a steady stream of...

Current as of August 2026. The Fifth Circuit’s treatment of mandatory detention is actively in flux — see the note on en banc review below — and the Western District’s standing orders are revised...

A downloaded template will form your Louisiana LLC. It will not tell you who owns your partner’s half after his divorce, his death, or the Tuesday he decides he’s done. Louisiana law will tell you — and the...

Search “Louisiana expungement” and half the results still cite a statute that stopped existing more than a decade ago. R.S. 44:9 was repealed by Acts 2014, No. 145, effective August 1, 2014, and its substance...

Miss a deadline in the weeks after your first appearance, and you can lose your bond, your leverage, or your chance to resolve the case quietly — long before a trial date ever gets set. Most people walk out of their first...

If you die without addressing it, Louisiana law will decide who controls your property and who merely owns it on paper — and those are not the same person. Most states don’t split ownership this way. Louisiana does,...

A Louisiana-specific guide for LLC members and closely-held corporation shareholders Without a buy-sell agreement in place before a partner dies, divorces, or walks away, the surviving owners can end up sharing the economics

A Louisiana driver pulled over on suspicion of DWI can decline the roadside walk-and-turn, the one-leg stand, and the eye test — and doing so carries none of the automatic license penalties that come with refusing a breath

Local counsel in Louisiana’s federal courts isn’t a formality you check off — it’s a mandatory role with real professional exposure attached to it. Out-of-state trial teams often treat the requirement as a

An out-of-state attorney can be sitting on a signed engagement letter and still be one missed local-rule requirement away from getting their motion bounced by the clerk. The Southern District of Texas (SDTX) is one of the...

Most people pick a power of attorney the way they pick an emergency contact — fast, by instinct, usually the oldest child or the spouse. In Louisiana, that instinct can backfire, because the document you’re signing...

A resource for out-of-state litigation teams, corporate counsel, and the local attorneys who sponsor them. If your firm is taking on a matter in a Louisiana federal court and your trial team is licensed elsewhere, lead...

The aftermath of a severe car accident is a stressful experience, but for many Louisiana drivers, the real shock arrives after the insurance company declares the vehicle a total loss. Under the banner of property damage...

Insurance adjusters are trained professionals whose primary objective is to minimize financial payout for their employers. Shortly after an accident, an adjuster may contact an injured party under the guise of customer...