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Price Gouging Law Enacted; Emergency Loans Available in Louisiana

May 7 2010 // The federal Small Business Administration recently granted Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s request to issue an economic injury disaster declaration for Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard and St....

Louisiana to Borrow $320M for New Construction Spending

May 6 2010 // Louisiana will borrow $320 million next year for state construction projects, far less than needed to fulfill the billions of dollars in requests from lawmakers and state agencies, the governor’s top budget adviser...

Oil Rig Workers File Suit

May 6 2010 // Three workers forced to escape on lifeboats after an explosion aboard an offshore drilling platform claimed in a lawsuit they were kept floating at sea for more than 10 hours while the rig burned...

3 Arrested for Georgia Insurance Agent’s Death in Louisiana

May 6 2010 // Three people have been arrested in the death of a Georgia insurance agent who was killed during an early morning holdup at a Waffle House restaurant in Baton Rouge, La. Sgt. Don Kelly says 21-year-old Antonius Jones of...

Louisiana Lawmakers Shelve Bill on Saints’ Workers’ Comp Issue

May 5 2010 // The Louisiana Legislature won’t be meddling any further this session in a workers’ compensation dispute between NFL players and the New Orleans Saints. The Saints had been pushing a bill to lessen its...

Gulf Coast Oil Spill Compared to Category 5 Hurricane

May 4 2010 // What makes an oil spill really bad? Most of the ingredients for it are now blending in the Gulf of Mexico. Experts tick off the essentials: A relentless flow of oil from under the sea; a type of crude that mixes easily...

Lo Jack Device Helps in Recovery of $45K in Stolen Property in Louisiana

May 4 2010 // Louisiana State reported that information from Lo Jack Inc. related to a stolen 2006 Suzuki Hayabusa motorcycle in the LaPlace area aided in the recovery of $45,000 worth of stolen property. The Suzuki was reported stolen...

Lo Jack Device Helps in Recovery of $45K in Stolen Property in Louisiana

May 3 2010 // Louisiana State reported that information from Lo Jack Inc. related to a stolen 2006 Suzuki Hayabusa motorcycle in the LaPlace area aided in the recovery of $45,000 worth of stolen property. The Suzuki was reported stolen...

Surplus Lines Exemption Bill Passes Louisiana House

May 3 2010 // Louisiana House Bill 285 by Rep. J. Kevin Pearson, R-Slidell, which exempts surplus lines from filing rates and forms, has passed the state’s House of Representatives. The Louisiana Surplus Lines Association supports...

May 3 2010 // 30 Terry Lisotta, former CEO of Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. was sentenced to 30 months in prison for improperly spending more than $29,000 of the company’s money on lavish meals, trips, sports tickets...

Appeals Court Tosses $35M Louisiana Citizens Settlement

May 3 2010 // The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals tossed out the $35 million settlement of two class action lawsuits against Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp., saying the deal was not fair to some policyholders. The ruling could...

Gulf States’ Wildlife Reserve, Tourism, Fisheries at Risk from Oil Spill

Apr 30 2010 // A massive oil slick from a blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico is expected to reach a wildlife reserve at the mouth of the Mississippi River Thursday as it threatens the environmentally delicate coastline of Louisiana and...

Gulf Coast Shrimpers Sue Oil Firm BP, Drilling Platform Owners Over Spill

Apr 30 2010 // Shrimpers in Louisiana and Alabama have filed class-action lawsuits against oil giant BP Plc and owners of the drilling platform that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, as claims for economic losses anticipated from the...

U.S. Congressman Requests Disaster Assistance for Louisiana Fishermen

Apr 30 2010 // U.S. Congressman Charlie Melancon of Louisiana has urged federal administrators to direct disaster funding to Louisiana’s commercial and recreational fishermen as a result of the explosion and oil spill from the...

Gulf of Mexico Leak Grows, Oil Slick Near Shore

Apr 29 2010 // The U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday five times as much oil as previously estimated was leaking from a well beneath the site of a deadly drilling rig explosion as the slick threatened wide-scale coastal damage for four U.S....

Federal Judge Awards $164K in Damages in Chinese Drywall Case

Apr 29 2010 // A federal judge in Louisiana has ordered a manufacturer of faulty drywall from China to pay more than $164,000 to a Louisiana family as result of damage to their home from the wallboard. The ruling is the second time in...

Bills Banning Handheld Phones While Driving Pass Louisiana Committee

Apr 29 2010 // Two bills that would ban the use of handheld cell phones while driving have breezed out of the Louisiana House of Representatives Transportation Committee. Both would allow drivers to talk using hands-free devices. One...

Florida’s 21st Century Drops Bid to Acquire HomeWise; Gets Rate Hike

Apr 28 2010 // Florida’s 21st Century Holding Co. has dropped its bid to acquire domestic property insurer HomeWise Holdings at the same time it reported that its own Florida property insurance unit it has received approval to...

Louisiana Senate Passes Ban on Insurance Cancellations Due to Drywall

Apr 28 2010 // The Louisiana Senate has passed a measure that would ban against property insurers dropping or changing coverage for homes or businesses that contain Chinese-made drywall, which has been blamed for home corrosion and...

Quick End to Gulf Oil Leak Depends on Robot Subs

Apr 27 2010 // Crews have been using a robot submarine to try to stop an oil leak resulting from the explosion at an oil drilling platform off the coast of Louisiana. The oil is leaking nearly a mile below the surface of the Gulf of...