Latest Louisiana Headlines
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Louisiana Farm Bureau to Benefit From Demutualization, AM Best Says
Nov 7 2025 // AM Best has placed under review with positive implications the Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “bbb” (Good) of Louisiana Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company...
Collision Engineering Program Coming to LA to Address Auto Repair Gap
Nov 6 2025 // The Collision Engineering Career Alliance partnered with El Camino College in Torrance, California to launch a collision engineering program. The aim is to help fill the more than 100,000 job openings expected through 2028...
Louisiana Bar Association Selects ORLSI as Lawyers Malpractice Insurance Provider
Nov 4 2025 // The Louisiana State Bar Association (LSBA) has selected Old Republic Lawyers Specialty Insurance (ORLSI) as its endorsed lawyer’s malpractice insurance provider. Through its partnership with ORLSI, the LSBA Insurance...
Jury Awards $40M to Family of Louisiana Man Who Died in Privately-Run Jail
Oct 27 2025 // A federal jury found a private company running a Louisiana jail liable for the 2015 death of a man who died of head injuries he received while in custody, and awarded the family more than $40 million in damages. Attorneys...
Major Investor for Louisiana LNG as Construction Ramps up
Oct 24 2025 // Australia’s Woodside Energy has enlisted U.S.-based Williams as an investor and pipeline operator of its Louisiana liquefied natural gas plant, to tap its infrastructure experience and ease cost pressures as...
Louisiana Drafting Rules for Up to 30% Premium Discounts for FORTIFIED Homes
Oct 23 2025 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance announced it is in the process of drafting new rules on premium discounts for homes that meet some of the toughest wind-resistant construction standards. A statute approved by...
Louisiana Judge Invalidates Permit for LNG Facility, Orders Review of Climate Impact
Oct 21 2025 // A Louisiana judge has tossed out a key permit for a liquefied natural gas facility that won approval from President Donald Trump’s administration, ordering a state review of how the facility’s planet-warming...
LA County Reaches New $828 Million Deal With Abuse Victims
Oct 20 2025 // Los Angeles County reached a tentative agreement to pay an additional $828 million to victims of childhood sexual abuse who filed lawsuits under a 2019 state law that raised the statute of limitations for such cases. The...
LA County Officials Approved Emergency Declaration Over Immigration Raids
Oct 16 2025 // Los Angeles County officials voted this week to declare a state of emergency that gives them power to provide assistance for residents they say have suffered financially from ongoing federal immigration raids. The move...
Gavin Newsom Stares Down LA Revolt in California Housing Fight
Oct 14 2025 // California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill aimed at ramping up the housing supply, bucking opposition from detractors including Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and neighborhoods around the state’s largest city. The...
Louisiana Police Video Counters Claim That LSU Star Was Too Far From Fatal Wreck
Oct 10 2025 // Louisiana state police have released video evidence in a deadly 2024 car crash that authorities contend was caused by reckless driving by Kyren Lacy, a former Louisiana State University football star who took his own life...
Man Charged With ‘Maliciously’ Starting Massive LA Wildfire
Oct 8 2025 // Federal authorities arrested a 29-year-old man on charges that he intentionally started the blaze that days later became the Palisades Fire, which killed 12 people and destroyed thousands of homes in the Pacific Coast area...
Louisiana’s Jefferson Parish Improves Flood Rating
Oct 6 2025 // Residents of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana could soon see a reduction in flood insurance premiums, after the parish improved its class rating for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Jefferson Parish’s...
Large Fire Erupts in Jet Fuel Unit at Chevron’s LA Refinery
Oct 3 2025 // A large fire erupted in a jet fuel production unit at Chevron’s El Segundo refinery near Los Angeles on Thursday, disrupting supply in California’s isolated energy market. Chevron’s second-biggest...
Louisiana Farm Bureau Approved for Double-Digit Auto Rate Decrease
Oct 3 2025 // One of the largest auto insurers in Louisiana is implementing a double-digit rate decrease. Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple has approved Louisiana Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company’s request for an...
Louisiana Department of Insurance Issues Guidance on NFIP Expiration
Oct 2 2025 // The National Flood Insurance Program expired Wednesday after Congress did not pass a federal budget ahead of an Oct. 1 deadline. The lapse means no new federal flood policies will be sold, and expiring policies will not be...
Coca-Cola Distributor Sued for Disability Discrimination Against Louisiana Worker
Oct 2 2025 // Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc. (CCBCU), the third-largest bottler and distributor of Coca-Cola products in the United States, violated federal law by failing to accommodate an employee with a disability and then...
Louisiana FedEx Location Sued for Sexual Harassment
Sep 30 2025 // Federal Express Corporation (FedEx) violated federal law by subjecting a female administrator at the company’s St. Rose, Louisiana location to sexual harassment and firing her when she refused to continue to work...
79-Year-Old Injured in LA Immigration Raid Files $50 Million Claim
Sep 30 2025 // A 79-year-old man in Southern California filed a claim against the federal government for $50 million in damages, saying federal agents violated his civil rights when they tackled him during a Sept. 9 immigration raid at a...
Report: Response to LA Fires Slowed by Lack of Resources, Outdated Alert Process
Sep 29 2025 // A lack of resources and outdated policies for sending emergency alerts led to delayed evacuation warnings as flames began consuming neighborhoods during deadly Los Angeles-area wildfires in January, according to an outside...
