Taxpayers will spend millions defending Louisiana anti-abortion laws twice ruled unconstitutional
NewsSportsBig Fun on the BayouLifestyleOpinionUSA TODAYObituariesE-EditionLegals Taxpayers will spend millions defending Louisiana anti-abortion laws twice ruled unconstitutional A review of publicly available records from the federal court and state government suggests taxpayers will be asked to pony up at least $8 million to perhaps more than $10 million just to pay the lawyers on both sides. Mark Ballard BATON ROUGE -- Behind closed doors lawyers are negotiating how much Louisiana taxpayers are going to pay for defending an anti-abortion law the U.S. Supreme Court twice found unconstit...