Louisiana

Southern Trace Country Club had two dining areas, a men’s grille and ladies’ club, which were adjacent to their respective locker rooms. In Albright v. Southern Trace Country Club of Shreveport, Inc., the plaintiffs were four women who were denied access to the men’s grille on the basis of their gender. The district court initially found for the country club. On appeal, the Court reversed the decision, granting the plaintiffs relief.

In Assamad v. Percy Square and Diamond Foods, LLC, the Louisiana First Circuit Court of to a A former employee sued a company for a sexually hostile work environment after experiencing quid pro quo workplace sexual harassment by a coworker.

In the case Head v. Robichaux, 265 So. 3d 813 (2018), Robichaux (defendant) began persistently contacting the plaintiff through social media, and posted a photo of her online, despite her numerous requests for him to stop. Although she blocked him and changed her number, Robichaux continued to create new social media accounts and phone numbers in an attempt to contact her.

The appellant and appellee had one child together during the course of their marriage. In 2014, the father of the child (appellee) filed for divorce. The trial court implemented a joint custody scheme where they were designated as "co-domiciliary parents." The domiciliary is the parent who is the primary point of contact for the child and has primary physical custody.

In 2020 an amendment to the state constitution was proposed and approved that expressly removed any abortion protections from the state constitution. The language used is: "To protect human life, nothing in this constitution shall be construed to secure or protect a right to abortion or require the funding of abortion." Post Dobbs v.

Louisiana Revised Statutes § 14:87.7 effectively banned abortion in the state of Louisiana when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973) in the decision of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, 597 U.S. 215 (2022).

Section 14:87.9 of Louisiana Revised Statutes declares it a crime to provide abortion-inducing drugs to pregnant persons. Additionally, it provides more severe penalties if the pregnant person is killed or seriously harmed as a result of the provided abortion-inducing medications. However, this statute states that a pregnant person themself can not be held criminally liable for inducing their own abortion under the text of the statute. This exception does not protect them from prosecution under other criminal statutes, nor does it protect third parties.

Louisiana Revised Statutes, Title 23, Chapter 3-A, on Prohibited Discrimination in Employment establishes Louisiana’s employment anti-discrimination laws. This chapter provides a broad framework of employment protections in the state of Louisiana, including protections against discrimination based on age, pregnancy status, ability status, genetic traits, medical conditions, and veteran status. Civil suits are authorized under the statute as well as worker’s compensation rights.

Louisiana Revised Statutes § 23:342 prohibits discrimination against pregnant persons. Employers can not refuse to promote a pregnant person because of their pregnancy status, can not deny benefits on the basis of pregnancy, and in the case of organizations with reduced work for disabled persons, employers can not refuse to transfer a pregnant person to those reduced work positions.

Louisiana’s Protection from Family Violence Act creates the civil framework for addressing and reducing domestic violence in the state. It codifies the rights to and procedures for temporary restraining orders and protective orders. The Act puts an affirmative responsibility on a police officer to prevent domestic abuse if they become aware of it, and for law enforcement to document all incidents for statistical research.