Latest Louisiana Headlines
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Higher Smoking Ban Fines in Louisiana City Apply to Individuals, Businesses
Oct 13 2011 // Alexandria, La., residents who plan to ignore the city’s expanded smoking ordinance better be willing to be a little lighter in the wallet. The Town Talk reports anyone caught lighting up in a bar or within 25 feet...
Louisiana Woman Sentenced to 69 Months for Arson Scheme
Oct 13 2011 // A 30-year-old Reserve, La.,woman has been sentenced to five years and nine months in prison for her role in 2007 fire at a public housing complex. Niasha Marie King pleaded guilty to setting her apartment in Reserve on...
Ad Campaign Seeks Limits on Civil Lawsuits in Louisiana
Sep 28 2011 // A coalition of business groups is using an advertising campaign to try to persuade Louisiana’s legislature to limit lawsuits including over asbestos injury claims. Two organizations representing a list of business...
Louisiana Agent Arrested for Alleged Insurance Fraud
Sep 27 2011 // A Metairie, La., insurance agent has been arrested for insurance fraud, state officials say. The Louisiana State Police Insurance Fraud/Auto Theft Unit arrested Angela Bodenheimer, 49, on one count of insurance fraud, the...
Improved Flood Rating Means Lower Insurance Rates for Louisiana Town
Sep 27 2011 // Denham Springs, La., has improved its flood rating, which will mean insurance savings for city residents with flood insurance. City officials say improving both record keeping and enforcement of the city’s floodplain...
Louisiana’s Unemployment Rate Falls to Lowest Level for the Year
Sep 19 2011 // Louisiana’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell sharply to 7.2 percent in August from the July rate of 7.6 percent, and private sector employers added 40,000 jobs over the year, according to figures reported...
Louisiana Court Orders Injunction Against Insurance Fraud Ring
Sep 19 2011 // A Louisiana court has ordered a permanent injunction against members of an insurance fraud ring, banning them from further involvement in the insurance business in that state. Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon...
Business Moves
Sep 19 2011 // LevelFirst LevelFirst is a new diversified wholesale broker and managing general agency based in Dallas, Texas, that serves retail agents in the Southwest and across the country. President and CEO of LevelFirst, Robin...
Appeals Period Starts for Flood Maps in Louisiana’s Bossier Parish
Sep 16 2011 // Residents in Louisiana’s Bossier Parish have 90 days from Sept. 14 to file objections with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to the parish’s new flood insurance rate maps. The Times reports that the maps...
Judge in Louisiana Won’t Stop State Health Insurance Contracts
Sep 16 2011 // A Baton Rouge, La., judge has refused to block the state from signing contracts with three private insurance companies chosen to take part in Louisiana’s new health-care delivery system for the poor. In a separate...
Louisiana Court Orders Injunction Against Insurance Fraud Ring
Sep 9 2011 // Insurance regulators in Louisiana say a court has ordered a permanent injunction against members of an insurance fraud ring, banning them from further involvement in the insurance business in that state. Louisiana...
Officials: Louisiana Home-Raisings Prevented Flooding from TS Lee
Sep 8 2011 // Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana officials say an aggressive effort by parish government to use federal grant programs for elevation of homes is a likely reason why so few homes flooded in Terrebonne as a result of Tropical...
After Drenching New Orleans, Tropical Storm Lee Threatens Southeast
Sep 5 2011 // After testing New Orleans’ flood defenses over the weekend, Tropical Storm Lee moved northeast Monday after weakening to a tropical depression, and threatened to bring heavy rains and flooding to a large section of...
People
Sep 5 2011 // Michael Crafts has joined The Woodlands Financial Group as vice president of Sales and Marketing. Crafts has more than 15 years of all lines insurance experience. He started his career with Farmers Insurance Group. Most...
Fitch Upgrades Louisiana Citizens Bonds
Sep 5 2011 // Louisiana’s property insurer of last resort has received a bond rating upgrade from a major ratings agency. Fitch Ratings raised the rating on two series of revenue bonds issued by Louisiana Citizens Property...
Tropical Depression Headed for Louisiana
Sep 2 2011 // A tropical depression that the National Hurricane Center says may intensify into a tropical storm is currently headed for the Louisiana coast. The tropical weather system may bring as much as 20 inches of rain to southern...
Louisiana Worker Insurance Program Valued at Up to $217M
Aug 31 2011 // The market value of a state worker health insurance program that Gov. Bobby Jindal is considering privatizing has been pegged between $133 million and $217 million, according to an audit released Aug. 29. The assessment by...
Man Sentenced to Life in Louisiana for Death of Insurance Agent
Aug 31 2011 // Calling the crime a “despicable act,” a Louisiana judge has sentenced a 22-year-old man to life in prison in the killing of a Georgia insurance agent during an armed robbery at the Waffle House. The Advocate...
Louisiana Citizens’ Bond Rating Upgraded
Aug 29 2011 // Fitch Ratings has upgraded the bond rating of Louisiana’s property insurer of last resort. State Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon announced that the bond rating for Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp....
Louisiana’s Suit Against Katrina Whistleblowers Dismissed
Aug 26 2011 // A federal judge on Aug. 24 dismissed a lawsuit by the state of Louisiana accusing two self-described whistleblowers of illegally copying and circulating documents containing confidential information about homeowners...
