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Landrieu: Homeowners, Not Lenders, Entitled to Insurance Money

U.S. Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has urged Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgage lenders to ensure that homeowners receive the insurance payments they are entitled to from damage due …

Citizens Advised to ‘Hunker Down’ as Isaac Pounds Louisiana

“Stay hunkered down.” That’s the message local, state and federal officials are telling the people of New Orleans and the state of Louisiana in response to a lingering Hurricane Isaac, now Tropical Storm Isaac, that seems in no hurry to …

Louisiana Senator Co-Sponsors Bill to Protect Agent Health Commissions

Two U.S. senators have filed a bill to clarify that agent compensation should be excluded from the federal health reform Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) requirement for the individual and small group markets. Sen. Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., chair of the …