APPROPRIATIONS/JUDGMENT: Appropriates funds for payment of the consent judgment against the state in the suit entitled Anna Flowers and Brent Flowers v. State of Louisiana, through the Department of Transportation and Development et als.

HB 569 appropriates $17,000 from Louisiana's state general fund for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 to pay a court-ordered judgment against the state. The funds will cover the principal, interest, court costs, and expert witness fees owed to Anna and Brent Flowers from a 2016 legal case (Case No. 63,977) involving the Department of Transportation and Development. The bill authorizes payment only after required documentation is submitted to the state treasurer and deems the judgment paid as of the act's effective date. This is a straightforward funding measure for a specific legal obligation, not a new policy.