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September 27, 2005Litigation is about to become the number one business in the Big Easy. Victims of Hurricane Katrina are about to file a flood of suits.
Levee district spared bulk payoff; Cash for land taken due in installments.
by Jenny Hurwitz, The Times-PicayuneFebruary 11, 2005
A judge ruled Thursday that the Pontchartrain Levee District does not have to pay a New Orleans company $6.5 million up front for land taken for St. Charles Parish's east bank hurricane levee, but can instead pay the total in installments over four years.
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Levee district spared bulk payoffSorority hazing penalties reduced; Sorority sisters may still press lawsuit.
by Coleman Warner, The Times-PicayuneJune 5, 2004
Loyola move comes in wake of lawsuit.
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Sorority hazing penalties reducedLoyola students sue over hazing case.
The Times-Picayune - MetroApril 21, 2004
City settled for too little, consultant says; Suit alleged Entergy overcharged.
The Times-Picayune - MetroMarch 30, 2004
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