being asserted”). 181 . Hudson v. City of Bossier, 33,620 (La. App. 2 Cir. 8/25/00), 766 So.2d 738, 743, writ denied, 2000-2687 (La. 11/27/00), 775 So.2d 450. 182 . Id. (emphasis added); See also Williams, 839 So.2d at 1131. 183 . La. Rev. Stat. § 4231. 184 . 701 F.3d 1012, 1017 (5th Cir. 2012). 185 . Id. at 1017-18, 1023-24. 186 . Id. at 1025-26. 187 . Id. at 1026. 188 . Id. 189 . Id. 190 . Rec. Doc. 1-3 at 8-14. 191 . Acuna v. Brown & Root Inc., 200 F.3d 335, 339 (5th Cir. 2000) (citing Willy v. Coastal Corp., 855 F.2d 1160, 1164 (5th Cir. 1988)). 192 . See Arnold v. Garlock Inc., 288 F.3d 234, 238 (5th Cir. 2002). 193 . Id. at 14. 194 . Am. Airlines, Inc. v. Sabre, Inc., 694 F.3d 539, 541-42, (5th Cir. 2012) (quoting Valdes v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 199 F.3d 290, 292 (5th Cir. 2000) (<HOLDING>)). 1 195 . Id. (quoting Howard v. St. Germain,
holding that rule 11 does not authorize a district court to award appellate attorneys fees due to similar concerns holding merely that the evidence was sufficient to support the award of attorneys fees holding that the mere determination that removal was improper does not require a district court to award attorneys fees holding that a district court may award attorneys fees while the merits are on appeal holding trial court had no authority to award attorneys fees when arbitrator had stated he would not award attorneys fees