Latest Louisiana Headlines
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Louisiana Parish Sues FEMA Over Flood Rate Information
May 2 2023 // A Louisiana parish is suing FEMA for withholding flood insurance rating methodology, alleging the agency has denied residents from viewing data used to set rates under the National Flood Insurance Program’s Risk...
Insure Louisiana Incentive Program Opens 2nd Round of Applications
May 2 2023 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) announced Monday that the second 30-day application period for insurance companies to apply for Insure Louisiana Incentive Program funding is open through May 25. Insurance...
Lawsuit Seeks to Recover $3M Invested in Louisiana Hurricane-Damage Lawsuits
Apr 28 2023 // A restoration contractor that helped finance an effort by McClenny Moseley & Associates to file thousands of hurricane-damage claims in Louisiana wants its $3 million investment back. Access Restoration Services US...
Louisiana Lawmakers Kill Bill to Decriminalize Marijuana
Apr 27 2023 // BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – A bill to decriminalize marijuana in Louisiana was short- lived, swiftly dying in committee Tuesday before ever reaching the House floor for debate this legislative session. Democratic state...
Louisiana Man Latest to be Sentenced for Staged Automobile Collision Scheme
Apr 26 2023 // United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that Lois Russell, age 63 of Gibson, Louisiana, was sentenced on April 20, 2023 after previously pleading guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud, a violation of Title 18,...
Massive Fire at Louisiana Sawmill Put Out
Apr 26 2023 // BOGALUSA, La. (AP) – Firefighters from departments across southeast Louisiana and nearby areas of Mississippi worked for hours before extinguishing the flames from a massive fire at a sawmill on Lake...
Louisiana Energy Company Agrees to $3.1M Settlement Over 2017 Oil Leak
Apr 21 2023 // NEW ORLEANS (AP) – A Louisiana energy company has reached a tentative $3.1 million settlement with the federal government over a 2017 Gulf of Mexico oil leak. The agreement, called a consent decree, was filed in...
Louisiana Lost $82M of Natural Gas Due to Leaks, Report Says
Apr 17 2023 // NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Louisiana lost more than $82 million worth of natural gas in 2019 due to leaks, venting or flaring at production sites, according to a study released Thursday by an environmental group and...
Louisiana UPC Policyholders Have 2 Weeks to Secure Private Home Insurance
Apr 13 2023 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance sent out a reminder this week that United Property & Casualty Insurance Company’s (UPC) former policyholders and their insurance agents have until April 28 to secure...
Lawsuit, Adjuster Say UPC Altered Louisiana Estimate After Hurricane Ida
Apr 10 2023 // The practice of insurance companies revising independent adjusters’ damage reports may be as widespread in Louisiana as it is in Florida, according to adjusters and a plaintiffs’ attorney who has filed a...
Louisiana Challenge to Biden ‘Cost of Carbon’ Policy Dismissed
Apr 6 2023 // NEW ORLEANS (AP) – A lawsuit that Louisiana and other Republican-leaning states filed challenging figures the Biden administration uses to calculate damages from greenhouse gasses was dismissed Wednesday by a federal...
Louisiana Manufacturing Company Sued for Age Discrimination
Apr 3 2023 // A Louisiana manufacturing and distribution company was sued last week for age discrimination after it allegedly fired an employee because of her age. A lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...
Louisiana Supreme Court Reverses, Finds No Coverage Owed for COVID Shutdown
Apr 3 2023 // The Louisiana Supreme Court has joined state high courts across the nation in rejecting a policyholder’s business-interruption claim for income lost because of government restrictions imposed to slow the spread of...
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Donelon Won’t Seek Reelection
Apr 3 2023 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon announced that he will not run for reelection this fall, marking an end to 17 years as the state’s chief insurance regulator. “I’ve made that decision for two...
Another Louisiana Resident Sentenced for Conspiring to Stage Auto Accidents
Mar 23 2023 // Marvel Francois, a 54-year old of Houma, Louisiana, was sentenced for Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371, arising out of staged automobile accidents with...
Louisiana Supreme Ct. Reverses, Rejects Coverage for COVID Shutdown
Mar 21 2023 // The Louisiana Supreme Court has joined state high courts across the nation in rejecting a policyholder’s business-interruption claim for income lost because of government restrictions imposed to slow the spread of...
Louisiana Commissioner Giving Incentive to Insurers Taking UPC Policies
Mar 20 2023 // Louisiana Commissioner Jim Donelon is notifying property/casualty insurers that they will receive credit toward the Insure Louisiana Incentive Program’s grant requirements for assuming United Property & Casualty...
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon Won’t Seek Reelection
Mar 14 2023 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon announced Tuesday that he will not run for reelection this fall, marking an end to 17 years as the state’s chief insurance regulator. “I’ve made that decision...
Louisiana UPC Policyholders Have 30 Additional Days to Secure Citizens Policy
Mar 13 2023 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon announced on March 13 that Louisiana Citizens will provide an additional 30 days after United Property & Casualty Insurance Company (UPC) policies cancel on March 29 for...
Louisiana Supreme Court Suspends Hurricane Damage Attorney
Mar 8 2023 // The Louisiana Supreme Court suspended indefinitely the law license of the attorney who manages McClenny Moseley & Associates’ office in New Orleans — the latest setback for a law firm that paid nearly $14...
