Slow responses to damage claims. Constant switch-ups of insurance adjusters assessing the destruction. Low payment offers forcing people unnecessarily into litigation to get a fair deal. Louisiana lawmakers and others said Wednesday that those are the problems they’re seeing and …
As Louisiana lawmakers on June 2 resumed work on piecing together a budget, their biggest unresolved financial question centered not on the coronavirus pandemic, but on how much they’ll want to give in tax breaks to help businesses recover from …
Louisiana has suspended its 2020 regular legislative session until March 31. State senators, representatives, stakeholders and citizens with an interest in legislative proposals have been instructed by House and Senate leadership to work together remotely via phone and email on …
Business groups see an opportunity with the new, more conservative Republican-led Louisiana Legislature to gain traction on a top goal, to rein in civil lawsuits and damage awards against them. GOP lawmakers have made the idea their top priority for …
Louisiana’s legal drinking age will remain 21, after a state senator shelved his proposal to let some younger people buy alcoholic beverages if they’re educated about the risks before imbibing. Sen. Eric LaFleur said he was trying to promote mature …
A proposal in the Louisiana Legislature to reduce the maximum deductible on named storms and require winds in excess of 125 miles per hour before the deductible could be applied would likely result in higher insurance costs for consumers if …
The Louisiana Legislature’s insurance committees have scheduled an Oct. 23 meeting to discuss what can be done to help residents facing skyrocketing flood insurance increases. Changes in the National Flood Insurance Program to put it on sounder financial footing could …
