APPROPRIATIONS/JUDGMENT: Appropriates funds for payment of the consent judgment against the state in the suit captioned Gaetano J. Montana v. Eagle, Inc., et al

This bill allocates $50,000 from the state's general fund to pay a legal settlement reached between Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center and the Montana family. The funds cover the principal amount, court costs, expert witness fees, and interest specified in the October 2025 consent judgment from a civil lawsuit filed in Orleans Parish. The legislation ensures payment occurs only after required documentation is submitted to the state treasurer and designates the effective date as the date the bill becomes law, at which point interest stops accruing.