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Jury decides in favor of St. John president in free speech trial sparked by grain elevator plan
Local activist Joy Banner alleged parish officials violated her free speech rights and Louisiana open meeting laws by ...
The Lens5d
St. John the Baptist Parish cleared in First Amendment lawsuit
A jury found that the defendants didn’t violate Joy Banner’s right to free speech or the Louisiana Open Meetings Law. But ...
Verdict: Federal jury sides with St. John Parish officials in free speech lawsuit
A panel of nine jurors in a federal First Amendment trial found the St. John the Baptist Parish government and its two top ...
Jury rules in favor of St. John Parish president in lawsuit over public comments
A jury reached a verdict Wednesday afternoon on a First Amendment case filed by environmental justice activist Joy Banner ...
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Jury rules in favor of St. John the Baptist Parish in case involving environmental advocate
A jury reached a verdict Wednesday afternoon (Jan. 29) on a First Amendment case filed by environmental justice activist Joy ...
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St. John’s Sheriff’s Office charges man for shooting cyclist
Jan. 30, a LaPlace man was taken into custody after reportedly shooting at a bicyclist multiple times. The St. John the ...
St. John Parish sheriff's investigating social media threat against St. John school
The school will implement security measures, including security checks, increased law enforcement presence and restricted ...
Toddler accidentally shoots himself in the foot, uncle charged with child cruelty, St. John Parish sheriff reports
Deputies arriving at the scene found a woman holding the injured child, who had reportedly found a gun under a bed and ...
St. John Parish residents under water conservation notice
All residents in St. John the Baptist parish are under a water conservation notice.Parish officials ask the public to limit ...
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St. John the Baptist Parish announces dusk-to-dawn curfew due to hazardous snowy roads
Authorities in St. John the Baptist Parish have announced a dusk-to-dawn curfew as a winter storm continues to blanket the ...
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Trial begins in First Amendment suit against St. John the Baptist Parish
Joy Banner of The Descendants Project brought the lawsuit after the Parish Council chairman threatened her with prosecution and imprisonment for speaking during the public comment period of a 2023 ...