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La. Rev. Stat. § 49:258 (2026)
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§258. Procurement of private contractual legal services for state agencies
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Cited in 7
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1990–2024 · leading case: Green v. Louisiana Underwriters Ins. Co., 571 So. 2d 610 (La. 1990).
Green v. Louisiana Underwriters Ins. Co., 571 So. 2d 610 (La. 1990). “R.S. 49:258 governs the appointment of counsel to represent the Insurance Commissioner, when the Commissioner is acting in his capacity as liquidator, rehabilitator, or conservator of a financially troubled insurance company.”
Dejoie v. Medley, 945 So. 2d 968 (La. Ct. App. 2006). “R.S. 49:258 (defining state agency broadly including "other entity of the state").”
Meredith v. Ieyoub, 672 So. 2d 375 (La. Ct. App. 1996). “R.S. 49:258 The essential question posed by this appeal then becomes whether or not the Attorney General may retain private counsel to represent the interests of the state under a contingent fee contract.”
Cooper v. Patra, 215 So. 3d 889 (La. Ct. App. 2017). “R.S. 49:258 shall be designated as the attorney to defend medical malpractice claims filed under this Part.”
Iles v. Ogden, 99 So. 3d 1035 (La. Ct. App. 2012). “The representation of the state and state agencies in all claims covered by the Self-Insurance Fund, and in all tort claims whether or not covered by the Self-Insurance Fund, shall be provided by the attorney general or by private legal counsel appointed by the attorney general,…”
State v. Henderson, 727 So. 2d 1180 (La. Ct. App. 1998). “R.S. 49:258 is supported by the title of Act.”
The Louisiana Dep't of Wildlife & Fisheries, on Its Own Behalf & on Behalf of the State of Louisiana as Pub. Tr. & on Behalf of the Louisiana Wildlife & Fisheries Comm'n Versus Bp Oil Pipeline Co. (La. Ct. App. 2024). “Nothing in this Section, in R.S. 49:258, and in Chapter 16-A of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 shall prohibit any department of state government from employing a general counsel and such other attorneys as may be necessary to provide legal consultation,…”
— La. Rev. Stat. § 49:258(3) — 1 case
Green v. Louisiana Underwriters Ins. Co., 571 So. 2d 610 (La. 1990). “R.S. 49:258 governs the appointment of counsel to represent the Insurance Commissioner, when the Commissioner is acting in his capacity as liquidator, rehabilitator, or conservator of a financially troubled insurance company.”
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