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Smoke Detectors Free in Louisiana Town
Jun 24 2013 // The Leonville Fire Department in Louisiana is overseeing distribution of free smoke detectors to local residents. Bobby Degueyter, chief of the Leonville Volunteer Fire Department, tells The Daily World that the department...
Plaintiffs: BP Acted With Gross Negligence in 2010 Spill
Jun 23 2013 // BP Plc and its contractors should be found grossly negligent for their actions in the April 2010 blowout of the Macondo well and the subsequent Gulf of Mexico oil spill, plaintiffs’ lawyers told a judge. U.S....
Police: 1 Dead, 7 Hurt in 2nd Louisiana Plant Blast
Jun 17 2013 // A second blast in two days has killed a worker at a south Louisiana chemical plant, just miles from the site where two workers were killed a day earlier. The latest explosion also injured seven people, some severely, State...
2nd Victim Dies After Blast at Geismar, Louisiana Chemical Plant
Jun 17 2013 // An explosion and fire at a Louisiana chemical plant claimed a second victim on June 14 as federal authorities were piecing together the cause of the blast that injured dozens more. Scott Thrower, 47, of St. Amant, died at...
Business Moves
Jun 17 2013 // Southport Lane, Imperial Fire & Casualty Southport Lane, a New York City-based private equity firm, has completed its acquisition of Louisiana-based Imperial Management Corp., along with its largest subsidiary,...
1 Dead in Blast, Fire at Louisiana Chemical Plant
Jun 14 2013 // One person was killed as the result of an explosion and fire at a chemical plant in Geismar, La. on June 13 The Times-Picayune reported that 77 people were taken to the hospital with injuries. Louisiana State Police...
LWCC Adds Mayfield, Simon as Assistant VPs
Jun 13 2013 // Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (LWCC) has hired Sandra Mayfield as assistant vice president of Accounting and Charles Simon as assistant vice president of Information Technology Services. Before joining...
Louisiana Parish Eyes Clampdown on Door-to-Door Peddling
Jun 11 2013 // The Ascension Parish Council in Louisiana is considering an ordinance that would eliminate or greatly restrict unsolicited door-to-door peddling and solicitation in the parish. Council Chairman Chris Loar tells The...
USG Insurance Services Adds Dixon in Louisiana
Jun 6 2013 // USG Insurance Services Inc., a national wholesaler and managing general agent (MGA) has expanded its Louisiana operations with the addition of Jessica Dixon as a producer/broker. She will focus on developing retailers in...
Louisiana Citizens Tweaks Claims Handling in Advance of Hurricane Season
Jun 5 2013 // Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. announced it has made significant enhancements to increase efficiency of claims filing, adjuster deployment and claims processing, in advance of the 2013 hurricane season. The...
Southport Lane Acquires Louisiana’s Imperial Fire & Casualty
Jun 4 2013 // Southport Lane, a New York City-based private equity firm, has completed its acquisition of Louisiana-based Imperial Management Corp., along with its largest subsidiary, Imperial Fire & Casualty, in an all-cash...
Louisiana State University: Soybean Rust Showing Up Earlier Than In Past
May 30 2013 // Asian soybean rust is looking a bit worse than it has in previous years, apparently because the mild winter let it survive, according to the Louisiana State University AgCenter. This means farmers may have to act earlier...
Mayor Urges Louisiana Residents to Join Warning System
May 29 2013 // With the start of hurricane season just days away, Sulphur Mayor Chris Duncan is encouraging Louisiana residents to sign up for the city’s alert system. Duncan told The American Press that the system, which has been...
Louisiana’s Sen. Landrieu Seeks to Delay Flood Insurance Increases
May 24 2013 // Sen. Mary Landrieu filed legislation this week to delay flood insurance increases for many residents and businesses in southern Louisiana that officials fear could begin skyrocketing at the end of the year. The National...
Former Louisiana Insurance Agent Gets 5 Years in Fraud Case
May 20 2013 // A 35-year-old Denham Springs, La., man has been sentenced in Baton Rouge federal court to nearly five years in prison and ordered to pay two life insurance companies more than $1.4 million for frauds he committed against...
May 16 Storm Produced 4 Tornadoes in Louisiana
May 19 2013 // A powerful thunderstorm in the afternoon on May 16 produced four tornadoes as it moved into Louisiana from Texas The National Weather Service, in a survey released Saturday, says all tornadoes had winds of 90 mph to 100...
Ethics Board: Senator Can’t Seek Louisiana Citizens Post
May 19 2013 // Louisiana State Sen. Dan “Blade” Morrish is barred from seeking the CEO’s job at Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. That ruling was reaffirmed on May 17 as the Louisiana Ethics Board upheld an...
Opioid Epidemic Plagues Workers’ Comp
May 17 2013 // Prev Next Drug Overdose Death Rates Drug overdose death rates in the U.S. more than tripled since 1990. In 2008, more than 36,000 people died from drug overdoses, and most of the deaths were caused by prescription drugs....
House Lawmakers Shelve Louisiana Citizens Rate Review Bill
May 17 2013 // Lawmakers in the House have rejected a proposal seeking legislative review of large rate hikes for customers of Louisiana’s property insurer of last resort. The House Insurance Committee scrapped the idea in a 9-4...
Revised Medicaid Expansion Backed by Louisiana House Panel
May 10 2013 // A proposal that would tap into federal funding available to offer insurance to the working poor narrowly received the backing of the House health committee, after two Republican lawmakers sided with Democrats to advance...
