UPDATED: April 18, 2024
We are asking all Agriculture Street Landfill Clients to contact the following legislators in support of House Bill 925. The bill would require the City of New Orleans and HANO to report outstanding judgments to the State of Louisiana. This would be a big step in getting your judgment paid. See attached.
UPDATED: January 12, 2024
On December 5, 2023, the Louisiana Supreme Court brought this 30 year long litigation to an end by affirming the Plaintiffs’ Judgments against the City of New Orleans and Housing Authority of New Orleans. There are 5002 class action claimants who resided, owned homes, and/or owned businesses and/or worked on the Agriculture Street Landfill site. There are judgments awarding the entire class compensable damages for emotional distress and diminution of property value in the amount of $76,323,455.71.
There was already an UNPAID Judgment in favor of 65 individual plaitiffs who went to trial in 2009 in the amount of $3,988,856.33
There was already an UNPAID Judgment in favor of the children and employees of Robert Moten Elementary School in the amount of $14,859,423.94.
THERE IS NO MONEY AVAILABLE TO DISTRIBUTE TO THE CLASS MEMBERS BECAUSE THE CITY, HANO AND THE OPSB HAVE NOT PAID THEIR JUDGMENTS.
We have entered into a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with the CITY and HANO agreeing to seek a federal or state funding source to pay these Judgments.
We have sought assistance from Congressman Troy Carter in helping us to identify available funding, and he has agreed to help us.
The other attorneys who are court-appointed are Joseph Bruno, Sr., Linda Harang, George Roux, and Stephen B. Murray.
If you need to update any of your information please call Linda Harang @ 504-483-3400
