Latest Louisiana Headlines
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Louisiana Shuffling Dollars to Pay for Sinkhole
Oct 10 2013 // The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources borrowed $8 million from the state treasury to meet the day-to-day expenses of Bayou Corne. Now, that money is almost gone. The Advocate reports DNR’s biggest expense is...
Louisiana Researchers Studying Coastal Land Values
Oct 9 2013 // It’s no surprise that some coastal wetlands are more valuable than others, but the question several researchers at LSU are trying to answer is how much more valuable. Walter Keithly, associate professor and Richard...
Virginia Families in Chinese Drywall Case Forging Ahead
Oct 9 2013 // Seven Virginia families fighting for compensation over Chinese drywall that wrecked their homes have their eyes on Louisiana this week, where a federal appeals court will hear arguments over whether the manufacturer of the...
Louisiana Commissioner: Citizens Insurance Policy Count at New Low
Oct 7 2013 // Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has its lowest number of customers since Hurricane Katrina struck Louisiana eight years ago, according to state Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon Louisiana Citizens now has...
Gulf Coast Braces for Flooding from Tropical Storm Karen
Oct 3 2013 // Tropical Storm Karen may bring more than 7 inches (18 centimeters) of rain, isolated tornadoes and power outages to the U.S. Gulf Coast, where it is expected to go ashore over the weekend, forecasters said. Karen, with top...
State Farm Raising Louisiana Homeowner Insurance Rates
Oct 3 2013 // State Farm is raising Louisiana homeowner rates an average of 8.7 percent statewide for its nearly 308,000 policyholders. According to State Farm’s filing with the insurance department, the statewide increase will...
Court Grants BP Review of Disputed Claims Paid to Gulf Oil Spill Victims
Oct 3 2013 // BP Plc persuaded an appeals court to order a re-examination of key terms of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil-spill settlement that the company said could have cost it billions of dollars in improper payouts. BP said the...
Auditor: Despite Premium Paid Louisiana Recreation District Had No Insurance
Oct 2 2013 // A Louisiana state auditor says a Lacombe-area recreation district went uninsured for a year despite paying a Slidell insurance agency $10,000 for a commercial and general liability policy. The auditor says the St. Tammany...
New Hampshire’s Minkler New Chairman of Big ‘I’
Sep 30 2013 // New Hampshire independent agent Thomas J. Minkler has been inaugurated as the new chairman of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”), with David Walker as...
Louisiana State Treasurer Suggests State-Run Flood Insurance Plan
Sep 27 2013 // Seeking a way to ease skyrocketing federal flood insurance rates, state Treasurer John Kennedy has suggested that Louisiana should consider getting in the business of offering flood insurance coverage to its...
Louisiana Commissioner: Citizens Insurance Policy Count at New Low
Sep 26 2013 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says the state-run insurer of last resort has its lowest number of customers since Hurricane Katrina struck Louisiana eight years ago. Donelon says the Louisiana Citizens...
Lawsuit: Pollution from Louisiana Fire Making Residents Sick
Sep 26 2013 // About a dozen Slaughter, La., residents allege respiratory problems and diminished property values in a lawsuit filed in the wake of the Nov. 19 blaze that destroyed the Monolyte Laboratories Inc. chemical facility. The...
Louisiana Commissioner: Complexity of Health Law ‘Mind-Boggling’
Sep 25 2013 // Louisiana’s insurance commissioner said that there is “no way at all” that people have enough information to make decisions when the new health insurance marketplaces created by the federal Affordable...
Work-Related Fatalities Decline in Louisiana in 2012
Sep 24 2013 // The number of work-related fatalities in 2012 in Louisiana declined to 106, according to a preliminary count by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries. This is down slightly from the...
Louisiana Insurance Agent Arrested
Sep 23 2013 // A Slidell, La., insurance agent was served by Louisiana Department of Insurance Fraud Division investigators with a summary suspension and cease and desist order for alleged misappropriation of insurance premium funds and...
Louisiana Citizens Lowering Commercial Property Rates
Sep 23 2013 // The property insurer of last resort in Louisiana plans to lower rates for commercial policyholders. The 352 commercial policyholders Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. covers in coastal areas.would see rates drop...
Mississippi Insurance Chief Wants to Sue to Stop Flood Insurance Rate Hikes
Sep 20 2013 // Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney is prepared to sue the federal government to stop the flood insurance rate hikes triggered by a recent reform law, but it remains to be seen if he can move forward because the...
Concerns Raised in Louisiana about Navigating Health Exchange
Sep 19 2013 // State lawmakers said they are concerned about a shortage of people helping Louisiana residents sign up for new insurance options available under the federal health care law. The worries came up as the House and Senate...
Louisiana Citizens Lowering Commercial Property Rates
Sep 16 2013 // The state-run property insurer of last resort in Louisiana plans to lower commercial rates. The Advocate reports the bulk of those cuts would benefit the 352 commercial policyholders Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance...
Specialty Risk Associates Adds 3 Commercial Underwriters in Louisiana
Sep 12 2013 // Shreveport, La.-based Specialty Risk Associates Inc. announced the hiring of three new commercial lines underwriters – Ryan Gore, Laura Schlidt and Patti Haigler. Prior to joining Specialty Risk Associates, Gore...
