The nature of the rules that to protect both employees and employers from future litigation is everchanging. Not a day goes by in my practice as an employment attorney where I read a new rule or decision and don’t have to ask myself: “How does this impact the balance of obligations between employer and employee? …
In a hotly contested vote on Thursday, March 23, the New Orleans City Council created all new regulations for Non-Commercial Short-Term Rentals (“NCSTRs”). While the new rules had been expected for some time, the vote confirmed some concerning realities for NCSTR owners: a lottery will be held to determine which owners can operate NCSTRs— the …
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By Graham Williams On Thursday, February 2, 2023, the New Orleans City Council voted 5-0 to create an Interim Zoning District (“IZD”) that prohibits the use of a Commercial Short-Term Rental (“CSTR”) in certain neighborhoods and certain zoning. The measure, authored by District B Councilmember Lesli Harris, focuses on mixed use designations popular among real …
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NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana law firm of Sternberg, Naccari & White, LLC, with offices in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, is pleased to welcome Chelsea Brener Cusimano to the firm as a Partner. Ms. Cusimano, who like many SNW lawyers practices around the state in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Shreveport, …
NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana law firm of Sternberg, Naccari & White, LLC, with offices in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, is pleased to welcome Katherine Wells Gressett to the firm. Ms. Gressett, a graduate of LSU Law School, where she was on the Moot Court Board and the Energy Law Journal, joins a …
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By: Graham Williams, Attorney On Monday, August 29, 2022 the New Orleans City Council unanimously placed a moratorium on new residential short-term rentals (“STRs”) and said that all residential STR permits will expire on March 1, 2023. In short, the Council upended the way that residential STRs were licensed. No new residential STR licenses can …
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Many property owners in New Orleans are familiar with the City’s rule that in order to operate a short-term rental (“STR”) in a residential neighborhood, the property owner must first demonstrate to the City that they reside on the premises. This rule was created to limit the spread of STR’s in those residential neighborhoods. The …
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NEW ORLEANS, LA – Meghan Carter, an experienced complex litigator and business problem solver who has handled myriad state and federal disputes after spending two years in a federal clerkship, has joined Sternberg, Naccari & White, LLC in New Orleans. Meghan will bolster the Firm’s practice in business and complex litigation and expand the Firm’s practice …
BATON ROUGE, La. – Sternberg, Naccari & White, LLC is pleased to announced that Ashley M. Caruso, an experienced litigator with significant federal and state court experience, has joined the Firm. She will be based out of Baton Rouge. SNW co-Managing Partner Scott Sternberg said that Ashley’s addition was much needed. “We’ve been looking for …
Gov. John Bel Edwards of Louisiana has issued an Executive Order suspending all legal deadlines, including prescription, peremption, and any delays associated with legal matters, until September 24, 2021. Any currently pending deadlines in litigation you may have pending in Louisiana are likely suspended. If you have questions, feel free to reach out to an …
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