Louisiana Panel Upholds Discretionary Immunity For Parish Government

Mealey's (June 29, 2021, 11:59 AM EDT) -- BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana statutes give a parish government and its employees an affirmative defense of discretionary immunity against claims related to issuance of permits and approval of a subdivision that was damaged by flooding, a Louisiana appeals panel ruled June 22, partly affirming and partly reversing a trial court’s judgment in favor of the parish government and its employees on several motions for summary judgment....

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