APPROPRIATIONS/JUDGMENT: Appropriates funds for payment of the consent judgment against the state in the matter entitled Marchand v. State of La. et al.

HB 105 appropriates $450,000 from Louisiana's state general fund to pay a court-ordered settlement (consent judgment) in the case *Marchand v. State of Louisiana*. The bill directly affects the state (which must pay the funds) and Jared Marchand (the plaintiff who won the case). It specifies that the payment covers the judgment's principal, interest, court costs, and expert witness fees as determined by the court, with interest ceasing on the bill's effective date. The funds are allocated specifically for this existing legal obligation, not for new policy changes.