APPROPRIATIONS/JUDGMENT: Appropriates funds for payment of certain consent judgments against the state in the suit entitled William Mangum, individually and as surviving father of Hayden Lane Mangum v. La. Department of Wildlife and Fisheries et al. consolidated with Jacke Shaw Mangum v. State of La. et al.

HB 43 appropriates $330,000 from the state general fund to pay two specific court-ordered judgments against Louisiana. It allocates $165,000 for William Mangum’s case (C-167,370-B) and $165,000 for Jackie Shaw Mangum’s case (C-167,521), both involving the state’s Department of Transportation and Development. The funds cover the principal amounts, court costs, expert witness fees, and interest as specified in the final judgments. The bill ensures payments are made only after required documentation is submitted to the state treasurer.