Latest Louisiana Headlines
All the headlines from our Louisiana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
La. Theriot: Auditors Now Have Access to La. Citizens’ Records
Jun 29 2007 // Louisiana’s legislative auditor said officials who run the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. are giving investigators access they need to inspect the state-backed company’s records. Steve Theriot had...
La. Proposal Would Create State-chartered Bank for Hurricane Recovery
Jun 28 2007 // A Louisiana state-chartered bank would be created, touted as a way to spur private investment in the rebuilding of public infrastructure devastated by Hurricane Katrina, under a bill nearing final legislative passage. The...
La. Senate Adds Homeowner Tax Breaks to $100M Insurance Plan
Jun 27 2007 // If Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco is offering $100 million to insurance companies, then homeowners deserve a $93 million tax break on the premiums they’ve paid since the 2005 hurricanes, the Senate voted June...
La. House Agrees to Raise Minimum Car Insurance Rates
Jun 26 2007 // Louisiana should have higher minimum car insurance coverage requirements for drivers, the state House of Representatives decided June 22, approving a bill that would boost the costs of insurance for thousands of drivers...
Soybean Crop Disease Found in La. Parishes Avoyelles and Rapides
Jun 26 2007 // Researchers say they’ve found Asian soybean rust, which can spread quickly and heavily damage crops, in central Louisiana. It’s the first time this growing season that the disease has been found on soybeans,...
Altered, La. Gov.’s $100 Million Insurance Plan Moves Forward
Jun 25 2007 // The Legislature should have oversight of Gov. Kathleen Blanco’s plan to offer $100 million in taxpayer money to insurance companies that agree to write homeowners policies in coastal Louisiana, a Senate committee...
Auditor: Probe of La. Citizens Insurance Corp. Has Been Blocked
Jun 25 2007 // Louisiana’s state legislative auditor said recently his investigators have been blocked in their probe of the state-backed “insurer of last resort” by the group whose staffers perform much of the...
State Senate Approves Minor Changes to Louisiana’s Building Code
Jun 22 2007 // The Louisiana Senate has approved minor changes to the statewide building codes that were enacted soon after hurricanes Katrina and Rita, an attempt to ease complaints about how the codes are enforced. Under current law,...
La. Commissioner Wants 100% Participation in Flood Insurance Program
Jun 21 2007 // For Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon in the best of all possible worlds 100 percent of the citizens in his state would have flood insurance coverage for their homes. As such, Donelon has been on a statewide...
Looming Trials Could Force Settlement in LA Clergy Abuse Cases
Jun 19 2007 // After years of legal wrangling, the nation’s largest Roman Catholic archdiocese may finally move to settle hundreds of clergy sex abuse claims against it following several legal setbacks and the prospect of jury...
News Currents
Jun 18 2007 // Florida and Louisiana take different paths on insurance woes Industry prefers government approach taken by Democrat Blanco over Republican Crist Florida and Louisiana are hurricane-prone states with similar property...
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