Latest Louisiana Headlines
All the headlines from our Louisiana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Construction, Insurance Costs Eating Into Rental Repair Aid in La.
Aug 1 2007 // Rental housing programs for storm-damaged south Louisiana won’t rebuild as many rental units as state officials had hoped because of skyrocketing construction and insurance costs, a Louisiana Recovery Authority...
FEMA: La. Sees Drop in New Flood Policies
Jul 31 2007 // A large number of people who bought flood insurance after the devastating 2005 hurricane season have not renewed their policies, according to Federal Emergency Management Agency figures. About 100,000 new flood insurance...
La. Couple Admits Staging Car Crashes
Jul 30 2007 // A New Orleans man and woman have admitted that, from 1997 through 2004, they collected at least $51,000 in insurance on fender-benders they caused on purpose. Elton Calloway, 36, and Rosalyn Bradley, 28, were ordered to...
La. Tax Agency Issues New Insurance Tax Credit Form
Jul 27 2007 // Louisiana taxpayers due a credit because of insurance assessments can use a new form to get the money, rather than waiting until the 2008 tax season, the state Department of Revenue said. The credit is available to nearly...
Judge: La. Road Home Suit Should Name State as Well as Contractor
Jul 26 2007 // Sue the state as well as its contractor for Louisiana’s troubled Road Home problem, a federal judge in Baton Rouge, La., told the attorney who filed a class-action lawsuit alleging the contractor is cheating...
La. Officials Report Requests for Insurance Tax Credit Lagging
Jul 24 2007 // More than a million Louisiana homeowners apparently have overlooked a large tax refund due to them as state reimbursement on their insurance premiums following Hurricane Katrina, state officials say. The claim is available...
La. Gov. Vetoes Bill to Sell All State-Backed Insurer Policies
Jul 23 2007 // Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco on July 20 vetoed legislation to sell off all policies covered by the state “insurer of last resort,” a bill that conflicted with her own plan to reduce the size of the firm. The...
After Formaldehyde Complaints, FEMA to Test Air Quality in Trailers
Jul 23 2007 // Federal agencies will test air quality in trailers housing Gulf Coast hurricane victims, an official said July 20, a day after documents revealed that government lawyers discouraged investigating reports of high...
The tale of two states
Jul 23 2007 // For years the insurance industry has fought desperately to reduce or eliminate burdensome governmental regulation, insisting that competitive market forces will adequately regulate the industry. Deregulation has dominated...
Package of insurance measures passes La. legislature
Jul 23 2007 // Louisiana’s Legislature in June approved a package of insurance bills promoted by Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco and Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon. Among the bills passed were one that provides for...
The tale of two states
Jul 23 2007 // For years the insurance industry has fought desperately to reduce or eliminate burdensome governmental regulation, insisting that competitive market forces will adequately regulate the industry. Deregulation has dominated...
La.’s Gov. Blanco Vetoes Minimum Auto Insurance Legislation
Jul 20 2007 // Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco has vetoed legislation that could have increased auto insurance costs for over 1 million Louisiana motorists, her office said. The Legislature in June 2007 approved the bill by Sen. Mike...
Four in La. Accused of Torching Apartment for Insurance
Jul 19 2007 // A 26-year-old woman has been accused of hiring men to set fire to her public housing apartment in Reserve, La., for $20,000 in insurance. After the men allegedly torched two other apartments by mistake, the renter hired...
Identity Theft Ring Arrested in La.
Jul 19 2007 // The Louisiana State Police reported that detectives with its Special Crimes Unit arrested three individuals on July 17 who are thought to be part of an identity theft ring operating in the Baton Rouge area. State Police...
Nearly 18K in La. Interested in Buying FEMA Trailers, Mobile Homes
Jul 17 2007 // Nearly 18,000 occupants of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) travel trailers and mobile homes in Louisiana have shown interested in purchasing their units, the agency has reported. In an effort to help displaced...
LWCC Appoints Breard as Claims Operations Manager
Jul 13 2007 // Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (LWCC) announced that Jill Breard has joined the company as operations manager in the risk management services (RMS) division. In this position, Breard will be responsible...
Group Seeks Site for Hurricane Center in Southwest La.
Jul 13 2007 // Though unsure exactly where it would be built or when, backers of a proposed National Hurricane Museum and Science Center in southwest Louisiana say they’re confident the $100 million project will become reality. The...
Judge in La. Won’t Force Prosecutor to Enter Katrina Whisteblower Case
Jul 11 2007 // A federal judge in New Orleans on June 9 withdrew an order challenging U.S. Attorney David Dugas for not intervening in a whistleblowers’ lawsuit that accuses insurance companies of overbilling the federal government...
Insurer Group Asks La. Gov. to Veto Hike in Minimum Insurance Limits
Jul 5 2007 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) announced it has requested that Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco veto SB 233, which the insurer group says would dramatically raise the state’s minimum...
Insurer Group: La. Legislature Acts to Revive Marketplace
Jul 2 2007 // The Louisiana Legislature adjourned last week after sending to the governor a series of bills including one that abolishes the state’s insurane rating board. The enactment of HB 960, which abolishes the Louisiana...
