Latest Louisiana Headlines
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States Hit Hardest by Recent Tornadoes Among Least Insured
May 27 2011 // Many of the states hammered by what’s already the deadliest year for tornadoes in more than half a century have among the nation’s highest rates of homes without hazard insurance despite being among the most...
As Water Inches Closer, an Agonizing Wait in Louisiana
May 23 2011 // The final wave of holdouts has mostly packed up and left this Louisiana town as water from the swollen Atchafalaya River has inched toward their homes, with their frustration and hope painted on signs posted...
Louisiana Ag Commissioner: Crop Insurance Plans Guaranteed for Floods
May 18 2011 // Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain D.V.M., said the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has guaranteed that Morganza Spillway farmers whose crops have been damaged by flooding caused by the...
Louisiana Floodwaters Creep Toward Bayou Towns
May 16 2011 // Waters unleashed by the opening of a key Mississippi River floodway crept through the Louisiana bayou Monday in a surge that could leave thousands of homes and farms under as much as 20 feet of water. The U.S. Army Corps...
Floodway Opening a Blessing for Louisiana Refineries
May 16 2011 // The opening of a key spillway to relieve flooding along the Mississippi River could create logistical headaches for big Gulf Coast refiners, but will likely spare the lion’s share of the area’s refining...
Business Losses Due to ‘Action’ by Civil Authorities: When Is There Coverage?
May 16 2011 // Virtually all insurance policies contain provisions and exclusions dealing with events that most insureds consider so remote and unlikely that they rarely give any thought to their possible occurrence, much less what...
Eye on the Local Managing General Agency
May 16 2011 // The American Association of Managing General Agents Opens the Door for Smaller Members Sometimes bigger is not always better. Large wholesale organizations have a place in the market, but smaller and often family-owned...
Court Decision Moves Louisiana Closer to Recouping ‘Road Home’ Money
May 15 2011 // Louisiana may be able to recoup much of the money it handed out following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005 to help storm victims repair their homes, following a recent ruling by the state’s high court. Under a...
Louisiana Governor: We’re Not Waiting for the Corps on Flooding Issues
May 13 2011 // Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal said that while the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has not given specific time for opening the Morganza Spillway on the Mississippi River upstream from New Orleans to reduce the possibility of...
Fontenot Named Deputy Commissioner at Louisiana Insurance Department
May 13 2011 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon announced that Emma Fontenot has assumed the position of deputy commissioner of the Office of Health for the Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI). Fontenot most recently...
Business Losses Due to Civil Authority Action: When Is There Coverage?
May 12 2011 // Virtually all insurance policies contain provisions and exclusions dealing with events that most insureds consider so remote and unlikely that they rarely give any thought to their possible occurrence, much less what...
Louisiana Ag Chief Wants Disaster Designation for Spillway Opening
May 11 2011 // Louisiana Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain, D.V.M., is urging the United States Department of Agriculture Office of Risk Management to categorize the opening of the Morganza Spillway as a natural...
Louisiana Town Works to Save Economic Engine From Flood
May 11 2011 // They call it the Vidalia Riverfront — a strip of land between the Mississippi River and the levee, with a park, walking trail, a camp ground, and $75 million worth of buildings that generate 300 jobs for this town of...
Audit: Louisiana Horsemen Used Benefits Dollars for Trips, Lobbying
May 10 2011 // A new report says an organization representing Louisiana racing horse owners and trainers used money earmarked for medical, pension and workers’ compensation benefits for expensive lobbying efforts and lavish trips...
Louisiana Seeks Large Share of Oil Spill Liability Money
May 6 2011 // State officials say Louisiana was hurt more than other states by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and so should get more money than other states from companies responsible for the disaster. Garret Graves, who leads the...
Louisiana Prepares for Higher Water Levels Than Expected
May 5 2011 // Emergency officials in Louisiana are preparing for even higher Mississippi River water levels than had previously been estimated, after additional rain fell in the lower Ohio River Valley, according to Gov. Bobby...
Louisiana’s Amerisafe Sees Hike in Written Premiums in Q1 2011
May 3 2011 // DeRidder, La.-based Amerisafe, Inc. a specialty provider of hazardous workers’ compensation insurance, announced that premiums earned during the first quarter ended March 31, 2011, rose 9.1 percent over that of the...
Coastal Risk Expands into Louisiana, Florida
May 3 2011 // Coastal Risk Underwriters (CRU), a subsidiary of Insight Catastrophe Group, will begin writing homeowners insurance in Louisiana and 15 counties in Florida. CRU provides insurance capacity to large national and regional...
Business Losses Due to ‘Action’ by Civil Authorities: When Is There Coverage?
May 2 2011 // Virtually all insurance policies contain provisions and exclusions dealing with events that most insureds consider so remote and unlikely that they rarely give any thought to their possible occurrence, much less what...
Louisiana Insurance Agent Gets Prison in Fraud Case
Apr 29 2011 // A 67-year-old Plaquemine, La., insurance agent has been sentenced to more than four years in federal prison for mail fraud that cost several of his insurance clients nearly $1.4 million. U.S. District Judge Brian A....
