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Honorable Jennifer W. Elrod, Chief Judge
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Published Opinions
26-30074
07/14/2026
In Re: School Board of Concordia Parish
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25-30541
07/14/2026
Brown v. Burmaster
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25-30541-CV0.pdf
25-30698
07/14/2026
Sch Bd Concordia Prsh v. USA
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25-30698-CV0.pdf
25-40200
07/14/2026
Brenyah v. Columbia Hospital
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Unpublished Opinions (Showing 21 of 22 items. Group continues on the next page.)
26-10009
07/14/2026
USA v. Washington
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26-10009.0.pdf
26-10013
07/14/2026
USA v. Rubell
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26-10013.0.pdf
26-10036
07/14/2026
USA v. Simmons
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26-10036.0.pdf
25-11251
07/14/2026
Gore v. City of DeSoto
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25-11251.0.pdf
25-11368
07/14/2026
USA v. Taylor
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25-11368.0.pdf
26-20026
07/14/2026
Parsons v. Valdez
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24-20551
07/14/2026
Guenther v. BP Retr Accumulation
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25-30662
07/14/2026
USA v. Hall
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25-30662.0.pdf
25-30685
07/14/2026
Wells v. Johnson
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25-30685.0.pdf
25-30711
07/14/2026
Wells v. Johnson
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25-30711.0.pdf
26-40028
07/14/2026
USA v. Reyes
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26-40028.0.pdf
25-40480
07/14/2026
USA v. Mora-Hernandez
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25-40753
07/14/2026
USA v. Perkins
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25-40753.0.pdf
24-40828
07/14/2026
Jenkins v. Burks
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25-50872
07/14/2026
USA v. Soria-Beltran
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25-50872.0.pdf
25-51008
07/14/2026
USA v. Mendoza-Garcia
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25-51008.0.pdf
25-60377
07/14/2026
Precision Refractory v. Sonderling
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25-60377.0.pdf
25-60542
07/14/2026
Reyes-Medina v. Blanche
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25-60542.0.pdf
25-60639
07/14/2026
USA v. Charleston
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25-60639.0.pdf
25-60655
07/14/2026
Alberto-Cardoza v. Blanche
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25-60655.0.pdf
25-60680
07/14/2026
USA v. McNeal
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