Latest Louisiana Headlines
All the headlines from our Louisiana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Insurer Group Says Louisiana Property Market Shows Signs of Strength
Dec 1 2010 // The number of Louisiana property insurance consumers who benefit from the lower rates offered by private insurers is growing as the state’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp.’s (Citizens) depopulation program...
2 Louisiana Insurance Producers and Employee Served with Fine Notices
Nov 24 2010 // Two Slidell, La., producers were served with fine notices by Louisiana Department of Insurance Fraud Section Investigators on Nov. 19 for allegedly allowing and compensating an unlicensed employee to act as an insurance...
Louisiana Citizens Sheds Homeowners Policies
Nov 23 2010 // Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. (Citizens) has held a fourth depopulation offering in which 13,500 policies have been assumed into the private insurance market, state Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon...
Louisiana DWI Simulator Adds Texting while Driving
Nov 16 2010 // She took off the virtual reality headset, got out of the car and looked at her printed-out ticket for running a red light and killing a pedestrian while sending a cell phone text message. “I got a ticket for...
Louisiana Still Owes Most of Judgement in 1983 Flood
Nov 16 2010 // Bob McBride Jr. was 18 when he pushed a flat-bottomed boat holding his family and neighbors through chest-high water to safety in Tangipahoa Parish. Nearly 30 years later, he and hundreds of others still are waiting for...
People
Nov 14 2010 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) elected Louisiana Insurance Commissioner James J. Donelon as Secretary-Treasurer for 2011. Donelon is presently serving on the Executive Committee of the NAIC and...
Abandoned Properties in Louisiana a Growing Problem
Nov 9 2010 // In Rapides Parish, Louisiana, officials know they have a problem with abandoned, rundown properties. That poses another problem: what to do with them. As economic conditions have stagnated, rising numbers of properties...
300 Homes to Be Repaired in Settlement With Chinese Drywall Firm
Nov 1 2010 // A Chinese drywall manufacturer has agreed to participate in the remediation of up to 300 homes in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Florida that were contaminated by faulty drywall. The agreement reached with Knauf...
300 Homes to Be Repaired in Settlement With Chinese Drywall Firm
Nov 1 2010 // A Chinese drywall manufacturer has agreed to participate in the remediation of up to 300 homes in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Florida that were contaminated by faulty drywall. The agreement reached with Knauf...
5th Circuit Sides with Attorney on Contingency Fee in Insurance Settlement
Nov 1 2010 // The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit has sided with an attorney in an appeal of a lawsuit granting the lawyer contingency fees in the settlement of a homeowners insurance claim in the aftermath of Hurricane...
Louisiana’s Labor Force, Employment Continue Over-the-Year Increase
Oct 26 2010 // Louisiana’s seasonally adjusted civilian labor force in September increased 42,705 over the year and 10,462 from August, according to the Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC). The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics...
12 Arrested in Investigation of Louisiana Staged Crash Ring
Oct 22 2010 // Louisiana State Police reported that 12 people have been arrested as the result of a 2 1/2-year investigation by Region II Criminal Investigation Division, Insurance Fraud Unit/Auto Theft Unit – Monroe Field...
Group Sues BP for Harm to Endangered Gulf Wildlife
Oct 21 2010 // U.S. environmental groups filed a suit Wednesday against British-based oil giant BP Plc saying the world’s worst offshore spill inflicted “ongoing unlawful” harm on endangered wildlife in the Gulf of...
Louisiana Agent Told to Stop Selling Insurance
Oct 21 2010 // A West Monroe agent was served by the Louisiana Department of Insurance Fraud Section investigators with a cease and desist order, license revocation and $5,000 fine notice for alleged misappropriation. Jennifer Dianne...
Louisiana Prevails in Pharmaceutical Marketing Case
Oct 19 2010 // Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell announced that a jury returned a jury verdict in the amount of $257,679,500 against Janssen Pharmaceutica Inc. and its parent company Johnson & Johnson for violating the...
5th Circuit Sides with Attorney on Contingency Fee in Insurance Settlement
Oct 18 2010 // The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit has sided with an attorney in an appeal of a lawsuit granting the lawyer contingency fees in the settlement of a homeowners insurance claim in the aftermath of Hurricane...
People
Oct 18 2010 // Texas-based Roach Howard Smith & Barton (RHSB) announced that Jan Holcombe joined the company as vice president of personal client services. Holcombe brings more than 20 years of experience as an insurance counseling...
Foreclosures on the Increase in Louisiana
Oct 15 2010 // More than 1,500 Louisiana homeowners saw their residences swept away by seizure during the third quarter of 2010, a national company that tracks foreclosures reported Oct. 14. Irvine, Calif.-based RealtyTrac said that in...
Disaster Housing Program Extended in Texas, Louisiana
Oct 15 2010 // Louisiana and Texas families displaced by Hurricanes Ike and Gustav now have until March 31 to transition to permanent housing. U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan and Craig Fugate, administrator of...
300 Homes to Be Repaired in Settlement with Chinese Drywall Firm
Oct 14 2010 // A Chinese drywall manufacturer has agreed to participate in the remediation of up to 300 homes in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Florida that were contaminated by faulty drywall. An agreement was reached with Knauf...
