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Appeal court ordered to reconsider malpractice cap in suit brought by Townsley Law Firm client
Mar 29, 2011 - The Louisiana Supreme Court orders a state appeal court to reconsider its ruling that nurse-practitioners cannot be covered by the state's $500,000 cap on general malpractice awards. Townsley Law Firm clients, Joe and Helena Oliver, sued nurse practictioner Susan Duhon after their young daughter was diagnosed with neuroblastoma that went undiagnosed through 32 appointments with Duhon before the child's first birthday. 
Tests identify sources of fumes in FEMA trailers
Jul 2, 2008 - A final report just issued by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention identifies particle board as the main source of potentially harmful formaldehyde fumes in trailers issued to Gulf Coast storm victims by FEMA.
Entergy Transmission and Substations in Louisiana achieve U.S. Labor Department's OSHA recognition for safety and health
May 22, 2008 - The Entergy Transmission and Substations' Lake Charles/Scott site has earned membership in the prestigious Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) of the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) at the "star," or highest, level.
OSHA fines Citgo Petroleum in Lake Charles, Louisiana for safety and health violations
Feb 12, 2008 - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited CITGO Petroleum Corp.-LCMC in Lake Charles, with proposed penalties totaling $169,000, for allegedly failing to protect employees from hazardous working conditions.
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