Latest Louisiana Headlines
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Toll Rises to 8 Dead, 63 Hurt in Louisiana Interstate Pileup Blamed on Fog, Fire Smoke
Oct 27 2023 // The toll from a series of crashes on a Louisiana interstate rose to eight dead and 63 injured, a day after a “super fog” of marsh fire smoke and dense fog snared more than 160 vehicles in the fiery pileup,...
8 Dead, 63 Hurt From Louisiana Interstate Pileup Blamed on Dense Fog, Smoke
Oct 26 2023 // The toll from a series of crashes on a Louisiana interstate rose to eight dead and 63 injured Tuesday evening, a day after a “super fog” of marsh fire smoke and dense fog snared more than 160 vehicles in the...
‘Superfog’ Blamed For Louisiana Highway Crashes That Killed 7
Oct 25 2023 // NEW ORLEANS (AP) – At least seven people were killed Monday after a “superfog” of smoke from marsh fires and dense morning fog caused a series of wrecks on Interstate 55 near New Orleans that left a long...
Higginbotham Adds Louisiana’s Bourg Insurance as Partner Agency
Oct 19 2023 // Higginbotham has joined forces with Bourg Insurance, a long-term family business with deep ties to the South Louisiana community. Founded in 1958 by Claude ‘Toby’ Bourg, Jr. and his wife Edith, Bourg Insurance...
Louisiana Fortify Homes Program Opens Second Round of Grants
Oct 18 2023 // The Louisiana Fortify Homes Program (LFHP) opened its second round of grants this week. Homeowners must have a policy with Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation to apply for one of 1,000 grants available in the...
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner-Elect Tim Temple Forms Insurance Advisory Council
Oct 17 2023 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner-Elect Tim Temple has announced the formation of an Insurance Advisory Council that will identify legislative recommendations for upcoming legislative sessions, including a special session...
5th Circuit Seeks Clarification from Louisiana Supreme Court on Application of Anti-Indemnity Act to Salt Mine
Oct 16 2023 // A federal appellate court is asking the Louisiana Supreme Court whether a law that was passed to protect oilfield contractors from demands by big oil companies that they be indemnified for their own mistakes also applies...
Homeowners Face Rising Insurance Rates as Climate Change Makes Wildfires, Storms More Common
Oct 16 2023 // A growing number of Americans are finding it difficult to afford insurance on their homes, a problem only expected to worsen because insurers and lawmakers have underestimated the impact of climate change, a new report...
Judge Denies Firm’s Claim for Hurricane Damages Lawsuit Fees
Oct 16 2023 // A federal judge rejected a request by McClenny Moseley & Associates to claim an interest in legal fees and expenses from a hurricane damage lawsuit, saying the law firm obtained its clients illegally by using a...
People Moves: Cowan Joins Alliant Insurance Services in Louisiana
Oct 6 2023 // Robert Cowan has joined Alliant Insurance Services as vice president within its Alliant Americas division. Cowan is based in Lafayette, La., and will serve clients in the southeast and southwest U.S. Cowan joins Alliant...
Louisiana Citrus Farmers Seeing a Mass Influx of Salt Water
Oct 3 2023 // Commercial citrus growers have dwindled over the past few decades in south Louisiana, where farmers have had to battle hurricanes, flooding, invasive insects, freezes and drought to keep their groves alive. The latest...
Saltwater Intrusion Threatens Louisiana’s Citrus Industry, Farmers Seek Solutions
Oct 2 2023 // BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – Commercial citrus growers have dwindled over the past few decades in south Louisiana, where farmers have had to battle hurricanes, flooding, invasive insects, freezes and drought to keep their...
Declarations
Oct 2 2023 // Third-Party Litigation Funding Ban “Settlements of this size and nature have often attracted the attention of third-party litigation funding entities intending to prey on litigants, including settlement participants...
Louisiana Fortify Homes Program to Launch October 2
Oct 2 2023 // Homeowners insured by Louisiana Citizens will be able to apply for up to $10,000 to repair or replace their roofs in October when the Louisiana Fortify Homes Program (LFHP) opens its first round of grants. The Louisiana...
Litigation Funding Firms Seek to Intervene in Disciplinary Proceedings Against MM&A
Oct 2 2023 // Two litigation funding firms are seeking to intervene in disciplinary proceedings against McClenny Moseley & Associates after a federal judge in Louisiana ruled that the law firm has no right to any attorney fees for...
Louisiana’s Drinking Water Supply Under Threat as Gulf Saltwater Invades Mississippi River
Sep 28 2023 // BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – A mass inflow of salt water from the Gulf of Mexico creeping up the drought-stricken Mississippi River is threatening drinking water supplies in Louisiana, prompting Gov. John Bel Edwards to ask...
Federal Lawsuit Alleges Sexual Harassment and Retaliation at Texas and Louisiana Healthcare Facilities
Sep 28 2023 // Paramount Healthcare Consultants, LLC, which operates facilities across Texas and Louisiana, and MPD Operators Nazareth Hall, LLC, doing business as Nazareth Living Care Center in El Paso, Texas, violated federal law when...
Looming Government Shutdown Would Halt NFIP Flood Policies, Disrupting Home Sales
Sep 28 2023 // A U.S. government shutdown, perhaps as soon as Saturday night, will force the National Flood Insurance Program to suspend issuing of new policies, potentially causing a major disruption for home buyers. The National Home...
Salt Water From Gulf of Mexico Threatens Louisiana Drinking Water
Sep 26 2023 // BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – Salt water from the Gulf of Mexico is creeping up the drought-stricken Mississippi River and threatening drinking water supplies in some Louisiana communities, including New Orleans, prompting the...
Federal Judge Rejects Law Firm’s Claim for Hurricane Damage Lawsuit Fees, Citing Illegal Client Acquisition
Sep 26 2023 // A federal judge rejected a request by McClenny Moseley & Associates to claim an interest in legal fees and expenses from a hurricane damage lawsuit, saying the law firm obtained its clients illegally by using a...
