HB604

Appropriates funds for payment of the consent judgment against the state in the suit entitled Nepal et al. v. Tiger Pointe Owner, LLC et al.

Introduced·2/26/26
Ment Text

Appropriates $10,833 from the State General Fund for FY 2025-2026 to pay a consent judgment in a lawsuit against the state of Louisiana.

Louisiana HB604 allocates $10,833 from the State General Fund for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 to settle a consent judgment in the case Nepal et al. v. Tiger Pointe Owner, LLC et al. The judgment, which includes principal, interest, court costs, and expert witness fees, must be final before payment can be made. If the judgment's provisions conflict with the act, the judgment's terms take precedence. The act also stipulates that interest on the judgment will cease to accrue from the effective date of the act.

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Appropriations Committee
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History

Mar 9

House

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

Feb 27

House

First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.

Feb 26

House

Prefiled.