Latest Louisiana Headlines
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Hub Acquires Louisiana’s Dwight W. Andrus Insurance
Mar 2 2023 // Hub International Limited announced that it has acquired the assets of Dwight W. Andrus Insurance Inc., Dwight Andrus & Richard Insurance, Inc., and DAI Shreve, LLC (Dwight Andrus Insurance). Terms of the transaction...
La. Judge Mulling Further Sanctions Against Hurricane Damage Law Firm
Feb 27 2023 // A federal judge in New Orleans has called owners of McClenny Moseley & Associates back into his courtroom again, this time to decide if the law firm should be sanctioned — and if so, how much — for making...
Two More La. Residents Sentenced in Staged Auto Collision Scheme
Feb 22 2023 // U.S. District Judge Sarah S. Vance sentenced New Orleans residents Herbert Allen,age 38, and Dion Ridley, age 23, after they pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud in violation of Title 18, United States Code,...
Baton Rouge, La. to Pay $1.17M Settlement in Alton Sterling Protest Lawsuit
Feb 21 2023 // ATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – The city of Baton Rouge will pay a $1.17 million settlement to 14 people who accused local law enforcement of using excessive force and violating their First Amendment rights at a protest over...
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Accuses Hurricane Claim Law Firm of Fraud
Feb 21 2023 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon announced Friday that his department issued a cease-and-desist order to McClenny, Moseley & Associates, a Houston-based law firm that filed more than 1,500 hurricane-damage...
Two More Louisiana Residents Sentenced in Staged Auto Accident Conspiracy
Feb 17 2023 // Two more Louisiana citizens were sentenced for conspiring to stage automobile accidents in order to defraud insurance and trucking companies. United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that John Diggs age 62, of...
Louisiana Suit Alleges Police Killed Fleeing Black Man
Feb 16 2023 // SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) – Family members of Alonzo Bagley, a Black man who was killed as he tried to flee police responding to a disturbance call, have filed a $10 million lawsuit against the officer who shot him. The...
Louisiana Opens Insurer Application Period for Incentive Program
Feb 10 2023 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon announced that the 30-day application period for insurance companies to apply for Insure Louisiana Incentive Program funding is now open. Insurance companies that are interested...
ACLU Settles Pair of Lawsuits of Police Abuse Cases in Louisiana
Feb 8 2023 // NEW ORLEANS (AP) – A civil rights group in New Orleans is pointing to two federal lawsuit settlements as examples of how civil litigation can hold police accountable for violent tactics in the wake of Tyre Nichols’...
Louisiana Man Sentenced for Role in Staged Automobile Accident
Feb 7 2023 // United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced Dashontae Young, age 28, of Houma, Louisiana, was sentenced for Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371, arising out of a...
After Florida’s insurance market failures, will Louisiana be next to fall?
Feb 6 2023 // Last week, a special session of the Louisiana Legislature passed and funded an effort to deter insurance companies from leaving the Pelican State after a raft of hurricanes wreaked havoc on the financials of several...
Louisiana Lawmakers Approve $45M in Funding to Draw Insurers to State
Feb 6 2023 // BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – A $45 million funding bill to address soaring homeowner insurance rates in hurricane-battered Louisiana was overwhelmingly approved by Louisiana lawmakers Friday and sent to Gov. John Bel Edwards...
Police Settle La. Suit Over 2020 Beating of Black Man
Feb 3 2023 // SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) – A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed by a Black man who said police officers in a Louisiana city threw him to the ground, slammed his face into the sidewalk and detained him in a mental...
McClenny Moseley Sanctioned by 3rd La. Judge for Duplicate Filings
Feb 2 2023 // Attorneys for McClenny Moseley & Associates appeared in a New Orleans courtroom Wednesday to explain why they claimed to represent a homeowner who says she didn’t hire the law firm, but did sign some paperwork...
PCF Acquires Louisiana’s Oak Point Risk Advisors
Feb 2 2023 // PCF Insurance Services (PCF) has acquired Oak Point Risk Advisors, a niche risk management and insurance agency focusing on commercial insurance for the maritime, oil and gas, and construction industries. Ronny Sternfels,...
Q&A: Louisiana Commissioner Jim Donelon on Special Session to Address Insurance Crisis
Jan 31 2023 // In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana lawmakers created a $29 million incentive fund to lure property insurance companies to write business in the state. The Insure Louisiana Incentive Program provided grants to...
AM Best: Louisiana Insurance Incentive Program a “Short-Term Stopgap”
Jan 30 2023 // As Louisiana lawmakers adjourn Monday for a special session to address the state’s property insurance crisis, a commentary from AM Best says Louisiana’s plan to appropriate $45 million in funds to incentivize...
North La. Families Evacuated After Train Derails
Jan 30 2023 // KEATCHIE, La. (AP) – About 130 people in north Louisiana are under a mandatory evacuation Saturday after a train derailed and at least two of the cars involved began leaking hazardous products, state police said. The...
Louisiana’s Donelon Elected Chair of NAIC Southeast Zone
Jan 26 2023 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon was selected to chair the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Southeast Zone during the organization’s Fall National Meeting. Prior to his election as...
Attorney for La. Insurer Says Firm Working with Contractors to Find New Hurricane Claimants
Jan 25 2023 // An insurance defense attorney accuses the McClenny Moseley & Associates law firm of teaming up with restoration contractors to illegally acquire clients, which sometimes resulted in duplicate lawsuits being filed...
