Judge Kurt Engelhardt will take senior status, creating a New Orleans seat on the conservative 5th Circuit and giving President Trump another appeals‑court pick.

A statewide OTS upgrade disrupted OMV services on Tuesday, closing many field offices and delaying in-person transactions while technicians fixed connectivity to a new core system.

The Judiciary Commission filed four new ethics counts against 7th Judicial District Judge John Reeves after a May suspension over a $100 gratuity; an August hearing is set.

The New Orleans immigration court pulled more than 450 people into mass “mega master” sessions that advocates say generated dozens of removal orders and left many without counsel. Local attorneys call the move a blunt push to speed deportations.

Two millage renewals will appear on Slidell’s June 27 ballot to continue funding for water, sewer and residential garbage, city officials say.

Lawmakers created a statewide task force to probe whether GPS ankle monitors and private monitoring companies are protecting victims and public safety. A report is due within a year.

The Moreno administration will ask City Council to approve a $110M stabilization loan backed by future tax revenues to replace emergency borrowing and shore up cash flow.

A contract to sell two Frenchmen Street garden lots for $15,000 each has prompted eviction notices, a petition and a mayoral review. Neighbors are mobilizing to save the space.

Lawmakers approved HB953 to shift plumbing licensure to the contractors board and to shorten experience requirements, drawing support from builders and pushback from plumbers.

The Louisiana Supreme Court upheld a law consolidating Orleans’ clerk offices, wiping out the criminal‑clerk seat Calvin Duncan won and leaving Chelsey Richard Napoleon in charge.

Gordon Plaza residents filed a federal lawsuit seeking enforcement of a $75.3M state judgment tied to homes built atop the Agriculture Street Landfill. Lawyers say the move aims to force payments and speed relocation as demolitions and a solar project proceed.

FPC filed a May 27 reply brief asking the Fifth Circuit to overturn the federal ban on interstate handgun sales; the appeal could reshape how dealers handle pistol transfers across state lines.

House Bill 719 would reallocate 60 assistant DA positions statewide; New Orleans officials say the changes could cut about 10 state‑backed prosecutor slots in the city.