Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:2614 – Enforcement by attorney general
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:2614
- Complainant: means that person who files a complaint pursuant to Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:2603
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Conciliation: means the attempted resolution of issues raised by a complaint, or by the investigation of such complaint, through informal negotiations involving the aggrieved person, the respondent, and the attorney general or his designee. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:2603
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Discriminatory housing practice: means an act that is unlawful pursuant to Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:2603
- Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
- Person: includes one or more individuals, corporations, partnerships, associations, labor organizations, legal representatives, mutual companies, joint stock companies, trusts, unincorporated organizations, trustees, trustees in bankruptcy, receivers, and fiduciaries. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:2603
- Respondent: means the person or other entity accused in a complaint of a discriminatory housing practice, or, any other person or entity identified in the course of an investigation and notified that they are a respondent who shall be joined in the complaint. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:2603
- Temporary restraining order: Prohibits a person from an action that is likely to cause irreparable harm. This differs from an injunction in that it may be granted immediately, without notice to the opposing party, and without a hearing. It is intended to last only until a hearing can be held.
A. If, after investigation of a complaint filed pursuant to La. Rev. Stat. 51:2611, the attorney general finds reasonable cause to believe that any person or group of persons is engaged in resistance to the full enjoyment of any of the rights granted pursuant to this Chapter or that any person or group of persons has been denied any of the rights granted pursuant to this Chapter, and the complainant, the respondent, and the attorney general have not entered into a conciliation agreement, he shall bring a civil action in any appropriate state district court requesting relief, including an application for a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or other order against the person or persons responsible for the resistance or denial of rights.
B. In any civil action pursuant to Subsection A of this Section, the court may grant as relief, as it deems appropriate, any permanent or temporary injunction, temporary restraining order, or other order and may award actual damages and punitive damages to any person found to have been denied any of the rights granted pursuant to this Chapter.
C. If the attorney general concludes at any time following the filing of a complaint that a discriminatory housing practice has occurred or is about to occur, he shall promptly commence and maintain a civil action for appropriate temporary or preliminary relief pending final disposition of the complaint.
Acts 1991, No. 527, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1992, No. 569, §1.