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Louisiana Attorney General Reports

Decided July 24, 2008Published

1Opinion of the Court

Dear Colonel Kirkpatrick:

You requested of this office an opinion as to the interpretation of the immunity provisions contained in La.R.S. 29:721, et seq., the Louisiana Homeland Security and Emergency Assistance and Disaster Act (the "LHSEADA"), specifically with respect to La.R.S. 29:733.1; La.R.S. 29:735; La.R.S. 29:735.1; and La.R.S. 29:735.2.

The LHSEADA legislatively empowers governmental entities with enormous responsibilities which must be instantaneously implemented during crisis situations.(See La.R.S. 29:726). With this substantial responsibility comes the right of immunity for…

2Cases cited18 opinions

Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
Berkovitz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
George WICKS, Sr., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MISSISSIPPI STATE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, Et Al., Defendants, Hazel Cook, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
Vander Zee v. RenoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996

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