Latest Louisiana Headlines
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Louisiana Lawmakers Approve Millions for Road, Bridge Projects
Mar 17 2008 // Louisiana Lawmakers have approved sweeping interstate expansions and the repaving of miles of highways as part of their plans to pour more than half of a billion-dollar state surplus into transportation projects. During...
Court Reinstates $6.3M Judgment Against State in La. Road Case
Mar 14 2008 // The state of Louisiana must pay $6.3 million plus interest to a wreck victim severely injured when ejected from the car of a suspected drunk driver speeding in Baton Rouge in 1994, a state appellate court has ruled. The...
Newton Joins GeoVera Holdings as State Executive for Louisiana
Mar 13 2008 // GeoVera Holdings announced that Bill Newton, a former Louisiana deputy insurance commissioner, has joined the company as Louisiana state executive. Newton will lead the company’s entrance into the Louisiana...
Attorneys Seek to Expand Lawsuit Arising from I-10 Well Blowout in La.
Mar 12 2008 // Attorneys for a Louisiana truck stop are seeking class-action status for a lawsuit against the company whose well blowout forced the closure of Interstate 10 last year. Silver’s Travel Center in Breaux Bridge filed a...
Conflicts Arising in Federal Rulings in Louisiana Hurricane Cases
Mar 11 2008 // Conflicting rulings by federal judges in New Orleans and in Lake Charles, La., are having major effects on how much money homeowners can collect on damage from the 2005 hurricanes, and there is no quick end to the conflict...
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Mar 10 2008 // Midlands Management Corp. of Oklahoma City named Richard Jonathan Bird as executive vice president and chief operating officer. Bird will assist in leading all aspects of Midlands, including strategic marketing, business...
Report: Change in Contractors, Computer System Hindered La. Citizens
Mar 10 2008 // A Louisiana Insurance Department report shows that the state-sponsored Citizens Property Insurance Corp. had trouble handling claims for hurricanes Katrina and Rita because it was switching to new outside contractors and...
La. Judge Won’t Remove Broussard, Jeff Parish from Flood Lawsuit
Mar 7 2008 // A state judge in Louisiana has refused to remove Jefferson Parish and its president from a lawsuit filed by parish residents over flooding that followed Hurricane Katrina. At issue in the lawsuit is the decision to...
Brunning Named Sr. VP, Regional Partner for Willis Group of Louisiana
Mar 6 2008 // Willis Group Holdings has appointed Nigel Brunning as senior vice president and regional partner for Willis of Louisiana Inc., the company announced. Brunning’s responsibilities include branch management of...
Insurer Group Backs La. Auto-Related Bills
Mar 6 2008 // The American Insurance Association announced it is supporting a package of bills introduced by the Louisiana Property and Casualty Insurance Commission designed to improve safety on Louisiana road ways. The Louisiana...
La. Lawmaker Wants to Commemorate Katrina, Rita with Holiday
Mar 4 2008 // A state lawmaker from New Orleans has filed three bills that could make state holidays out of the anniversaries of hurricanes Katrina and Rita, which devastated the Louisiana coast in 2005. The bills by Rep. Juan LaFonta,...
Mar. 4 is Deadline to Apply for La. $100M Insurer Grant Program
Mar 3 2008 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance announced that the deadline for applications to the Insure Louisiana Incentive Program is March 4, 2008. The program offers property insurers up to $10 million in matching grant money....
La. Insurance Commissioner Appoints New Financial Solvency Chief
Feb 27 2008 // Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon appointed Caroline Brock as deputy commissioner of financial solvency for the Louisiana Department of Insurance. Brock replaces Denise Brignac who was recently appointed...
2 Key Katrina Insurance Cases Go Before Louisiana’s Highest Court
Feb 27 2008 // Joseph Sher blamed much of the damage to his New Orleans apartment complex on water that inundated the city when levees failed in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. He sued Lafayette Insurance Co. after the insurer denied...
Allstate Settles La. Home Policy Cancellation Disputes
Feb 22 2008 // Allstate Corp. will restore insurance coverage for hundreds of customers and pay $250,000 to resolve disputes over cancellation of south Louisiana homeowner policies after Hurricane Katrina, the company said this week. The...
La. Man’s Death After Eating Oysters Prompts Lawsuit
Feb 21 2008 // Relatives of a man who died two weeks after eating oysters for his 60th birthday dinner are suing the state health department and a Denham Springs restaurant, claiming negligence. The family of James Sartwell, in its...
Report Reveals Why La.’s Citizens Insurance Fumbled Katrina Claims
Feb 21 2008 // A report for the Louisiana Insurance Department shows that the state-sponsored “insurer of last resort” had trouble handling claims for hurricanes Katrina and Rita because it was switching to new outside...
CDC to Hold Public Meetings in La. to Discuss Trailer Issues
Feb 20 2008 // The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plan to hold seven public meetings in south Louisiana to talk with residents about the findings of dangerous levels of formaldehyde fumes in many occupied FEMA trailers. The...
U.S. Supreme Court Declines New Orleans Levee Flood Damages Case
Feb 20 2008 // The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a case brought by New Orleans property owners who argued their Hurricane Katrina flood damage should be covered despite insurance policy exclusions because the flooding was...
Max Specialty Insurance to Offer Coverage in La.
Feb 19 2008 // Max Specialty Insurance Company, an excess and surplus lines company headquartered in Richmond, Va., announced it is now authorized to write business in Louisiana. With the addition of Louisiana, Max Specialty is now an...
