Latest Louisiana Headlines
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Drought Brings Outbreak of Horse Disease in Louisiana, Arkansas
Apr 18 2012 // Agriculture officials in Arkansas and Louisiana have warned veterinarians to watch for signs of a potentially fatal horse disease if there’s another drought this year. The disease is often called pigeon fever because...
Alligator Visits Louisiana Motel, Bites Guest
Apr 17 2012 // Authorities in Louisiana say a 6-foot alligator showed up at the front door of a Super 8 Motel outside Baton Rouge and bit a guest. West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff Mike Cazes tells The Advocate his office got the call...
Business Moves – South Central
Apr 16 2012 // Louisiana Agency Partners, The Kirksey Agency Louisiana Agency Partners (LAP) announced that The Kirksey Agency in West Monroe, La., has become the 12th member agency of the Louisiana-based network of independent insurance...
St. Landry, Louisiana, School Board Exploring P/C Insurance Options
Apr 13 2012 // The St. Landry Parish School Board has voted to begin receiving quotes for the district’s property, casualty and liability insurance coverage. The Advocate reports board attorney Gerard Caswell recommended on April...
Farmers Insurance Asks for Rate Hike in Louisiana
Apr 12 2012 // Farmers Insurance Exchange has asked Louisiana regulators for an average 39 percent statewide increase for its 25,500 homeowner policyholders. The state insurance department is examining the request, which was filed last...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Louisiana’s Besselman & Little Agency
Apr 11 2012 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Besselman & Little Agency of Baton Rouge, La. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1986, Besselman & Little Agency offers a wide range of employee...
Louisiana Citizens Again Loses State High Court Fight Over Claims
Apr 11 2012 // The Louisiana Supreme Court has struck down another attempt by the state’s property insurer of last resort to avoid paying more than $100 million for late adjustment of hurricane damage claims in 2005. The April 9...
Louisiana Man Wins Great American Insurance Group’s “Big Rig”
Apr 10 2012 // A trucking company service manager from the New Orleans, La.-area has won a customized Peterbilt “big rig” in Ohio-based Great American Insurance Group’s annual giveaway. Todd Turner’s first trip to...
Louisiana Ex-Cop, Sheriff’s Deputy Charged in Insurance Scam
Apr 9 2012 // Two law enforcement officers from the New Orleans, La., area have been charged with plotting to make a fraudulent insurance claim. A court filing charges former New Orleans Police Sgt. Kevin Guillot and former Jefferson...
Louisiana Town May Pay Damage Claims from Sewage-Caused Flooding
Apr 6 2012 // The Sorrento Town Council in Louisiana has voted 3-0 to pay claims by residents whose homes were flooded and soiled by backups from the town’s troubled sewer system. The Advocate reports the vote on April 4 gave...
In Settlement, Louisiana Town Pays $395K in Back Pay to Firefighters
Apr 5 2012 // About 35 current and former City of Ruston, La., firefighters are resting a little easier after the Board of Aldermen finally approved the transfer of funds for a settlement of a lawsuit filed in 2001. The Ruston Daily...
Rail Crossing Collisions Down in Louisiana
Apr 4 2012 // Officials with the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission say collisions at rail crossings in Louisiana fell in 2011from 106 in 2010 to 96 last year. The Louisiana Operation Lifesaver program also reported that deaths from...
New Flood Maps Affecting Thousands in Louisiana’s Livingston Parish
Apr 3 2012 // New federal flood insurance rate maps are going into effect and affecting thousands of Livingston Parish, La., homeowners. The Advocate reports many people whose homes have never flooded will be required by their mortgage...
Debit Cards Used for Refunds, Including Louisiana Citizens Rebates
Apr 3 2012 // After trying to help her homebound mother use her state refund, Barbara Ewell is convinced Louisiana’s new prepaid debit card program was set up with banks rather than people in mind. “I’ve found it...
Risk for Corruption High in South Central States, Report Says
Apr 2 2012 // Although none of the 50 U.S. state governments were found to be exemplary, three out of four South Central states received lackluster rankings in a report evaluating state governments on integrity and the ability to...
Louisiana Congressman Objects to Shifting Recovery Money to Dome
Mar 30 2012 // A New Orleans U.S. representative from the New Orleans area has objected to Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal administration’s plan to redirect federal hurricane recovery money from housing aid programs to Superdome...
Oilfield Cleanup a Big-Money Dispute in Louisiana
Mar 28 2012 // A behind-the-scenes firestorm in Louisiana’s legislative session centers on a big-money, years-long dispute between landowners and the oil and gas industry over how cleanup should be handled of environmental damage...
Study: Agriculture Worth $10.7B in Louisiana
Mar 28 2012 // The LSU AgCenter says agriculture was worth $10.7 billion to Louisiana’s economy last year. AgCenter economist John Westra says the 7 percent gain from 2010 represents the first $10 billion year since 2007. Last year...
Louisiana Swamp Tour Owners Seek Compensation for Flooding
Mar 27 2012 // Iberville and Ascension parishes in Louisiana should compensate the owners of Alligator Bayou Swamp Tours for opening a floodgate in 2009 that ruined their business, an attorney for the company told a state appellate...
The Kirksey Agency Joins Louisiana Agency Partners
Mar 22 2012 // Louisiana Agency Partners (LAP) announced that The Kirksey Agency in West Monroe, La., has become the 12th member agency of the Louisiana-based network of independent insurance agencies. According to Joe Cunningham Jr.,...
