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US Government Says Southern California Edison Should Pay for LA Fire Costs
Sep 4 2025 // The U.S. asked a federal court to force Southern California Edison to pay for fighting a pair of wildfires that were believed to have originated from its power lines, including the Eaton Fire in January in Los Angeles...
Katrina’s Legacy: Louisiana Fortifies Itself Against the Next Storm
Aug 29 2025 // When Hurricane Katrina made landfall in southern Louisiana 20 years ago, the region was ill-prepared for the 125 mph winds and catastrophic flooding that would follow. Louisiana, like the rest of the United States, was...
Lottery for Louisiana Fortify Homes Program Grants Opening in Coastal Zone
Aug 28 2025 // Registration for the next round of Louisiana Fortify Homes Program (LFHP) grants will open at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 2, and close at 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 12. According to a press release, 500 grants are available in...
Louisiana Governor: No ‘Immediate Danger’ After Auto Plant Fire
Aug 27 2025 // Following a massive fire on Friday at an automotive lubricant plant in southeast Louisiana, residents are reporting soot on cars and oily residue in nearby bodies of water. But Gov. Jeff Landry said that there is no...
Fire at Louisiana Auto Plant Forces Mandatory Evacuation Order
Aug 26 2025 // A fire at an automotive supply plant in Louisiana was 90% contained Sunday, but a mandatory evacuation order remained in place as crews tried to address remaining flames, law enforcement officials said. The fire at...
California Labor Commissioner Cites LA Developers $2.3M
Aug 26 2025 // The California Labor Commissioner’s Office issued citations totaling more than $2.3 million to multiple developers and operators of construction projects at sites in Los Angeles. The citations stem from an...
Studies Tie Unrecognized Deaths, Health Problems to Hawaii And LA Wildfires
Aug 19 2025 // The toll of wildfires is usually counted in acres burnt, property destroyed and lives lost to smoke and flames. But three new studies suggest the cost to human health from the Maui and Los Angeles wildfires was...
While LA Burned, Rules to Protect Homes From Wildfires Were on Hold
Aug 12 2025 // As wildfires raged across Los Angeles in January, a state official parried an email from a resident living on the edge of the conflagration: When would long-delayed regulations designed to protect high-risk homes like hers...
Louisiana to Pay $9M Settlement to Man Partially Paralyzed by State Trooper
Aug 11 2025 // Louisiana authorities have agreed to pay $9 million to a man who was partially paralyzed from the waist down after a trooper shot him in the back during a 2018 traffic stop in Baton Rouge and then falsely reported it as a...
Porsches Destroyed by LA Wildfires Get New Life as Stained Glass Art
Aug 8 2025 // Ben Tuna is good at transforming rusted-out, patina-eaten wrecks into art. For the past few months, in a nondescript stucco warehouse on a sleepy street in Glendale, California, he has used stained-glass salvaged from...
Louisiana Department of Insurance Launches Enhanced Mobile App
Aug 7 2025 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance announced it is launching an updated mobile app ahead of peak hurricane season. The updated LDIConnect Mobile App includes a wide range of innovative features to help citizens stay...
New Law Orders Louisiana Insurers to Show Prior Policy Premiums
Aug 4 2025 // Under a new state law, Louisiana insurers will be required to give mandatory disclosure of prior policy premium when issuing a renewal policy to a policyholder. Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple sent an advisory...
World Acquires Louisiana’s Lighthouse Insurance Agency
Jul 29 2025 // World Insurance Associates LLC announced that it acquired the business of Lighthouse Insurance Agency of Madisonville, Louisiana on March 1, 2025. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Lighthouse Insurance Agency...
General Motors Insurance Expands to 3 New States, Including Louisiana
Jul 23 2025 // General Motors Insurance announced this week it has expanded to three more states: Arkansas, Colorado and Louisiana. General Motors Insurance is available for Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and/or Cadillac vehicles with a model...
Homes Charred to Rubble in LA Fires Are Given New Life Through Recycling
Jul 23 2025 // Candace Frazee recently walked through the burnt remains of The Bunny Museum, searching for anything that could be salvaged before workers cleared the land. The Eaton Fire in Southern California in January scorched more...
Louisiana Cancels $3B Gulf Coast Repair Funded by Deepwater Horizon Settlement
Jul 22 2025 // Louisiana last week canceled a $3 billion repair of disappearing Gulf coastline, funded by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement, scrapping what conservationists called an urgent response to climate change but...
LA County Supervisors Consider Ordinance to Make Landlords Help Keep Rentals Cool
Jul 21 2025 // Los Angeles County is looking for ways to make landlords keep rental units cooler. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors last week held an initial hearing on an ordinance to require rental units to maintain indoor...
Tropical Disturbance Expected to Bring Flash Flooding to Louisiana
Jul 17 2025 // A tropical disturbance is expected to make landfall near the northern Gulf Coast Thursday afternoon, creating flash flooding conditions for parts of south-central Louisiana. A moderate risk of excessive rainfall is in...
Louisiana Insurers Must Disclose Prior Policy Premiums Under Controversial New Law
Jul 15 2025 // Under a new state law, Louisiana insurers will be required to give mandatory disclosure of prior policy premium when issuing a renewal policy to a policyholder. Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple sent an advisory...
Workers Reach Safety After Collapse Inside LA Industrial Tunnel
Jul 10 2025 // All 31 construction workers who were far inside a huge industrial tunnel in Los Angeles made it to safety after a portion of it collapsed Wednesday evening, an outcome officials called a blessing after they initially...
