Latest Louisiana Headlines
All the headlines from our Louisiana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Judge refuses to dismiss Feds, Corps from La. flood suit
Feb 12 2007 // Residents of the three areas in or near New Orleans that were flooded worst by Hurricane Katrina can sue the Army Corps of Engineers over claims that a poorly designed navigation channel caused catastrophic flooding during...
Mike Geeslin, Texas, Texas Insurance Commissioner
Feb 11 2007 // It could be said the first year of Mike Geeslin’s term as Texas Insurance Commissioner was one of “trial by fire.” Gov. Rick Perry appointed Geeslin to the post in June 2005, just months before Hurricanes...
8 Feds, Corps not immune in La. flood suit
Feb 11 2007 // Judge refuses to dismiss case 10 Texas economy vulnerable to massive coastal storm Study shows how whole state could be affected N1 Forecast predicts slower premium growth in 2007 and 2008 Underwriting profits expected but...
LA Jury Awards $10 Million in Suit over School Parking Lot Crash
Feb 9 2007 // A Los Angeles jury has awarded $10.3 million to the family of a 6-year-old girl who was struck by a van and killed two years ago in an elementary school parking lot, determining the school district was largely responsible...
La. State Appeals Court Cuts Award In Tobacco Case
Feb 9 2007 // A Louisiana state appeal court has cut a jury’s $591 million verdict against tobacco companies by more than half. A plaintiffs’ attorney called the ruling a great victory for smokers because it reaffirms the...
La. Officials Urge Federal Role in Hurricane Insurance
Feb 8 2007 // Louisiana state senators say they will ask Congress to have the federal government insure homes against hurricane damage, as it does for floods. “Y’all won’t sell it, so why not get the federal government...
Brown & Brown Reports Asset Acquisition of La. Agencies
Feb 7 2007 // Roy Bridges, regional executive vice president, responsible for Brown & Brown Inc.’s operations in Louisiana and other southeastern states, and Jerry J. Marcello, president of Marcello Agency Inc., American...
Funding Gap Widens in Quest to Fix La.’s Highways
Feb 6 2007 // The Louisiana state highway department is finding itself in an increasing money pinch as repair demands run into rapidly escalating construction costs following hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The gap between construction...
Judge Refuses to Dismiss Feds, Corps From La. Flood Suit
Feb 5 2007 // Residents of the three areas flooded worst by Hurricane Katrina can sue the Army Corps of Engineers over claims that a poorly designed navigation channel caused catastrophic flooding during Hurricane Katrina, a federal...
La. Gov. Wraps up Calif. Trip with Plea to Insurance Executives
Feb 2 2007 // Insurance executives are growing more interested in doing business in Louisiana because of recent moves by the Florida Legislature that the industry considers government meddling, Gov. Kathleen Blanco said recently. Blanco...
Judge Approves Deal Over Katrina-Related Urban Oil Spill in La.
Feb 1 2007 // A federal judge on Jan. 30 approved a settlement between Murphy Oil Corp. and about 6,000 St. Bernard Parish, La., homeowners over an oil spill that happened during Hurricane Katrina. In a three-page ruling, U.S. District...
La. Agent Arrested, License Revoked
Feb 1 2007 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance Fraud Section recently announced it revoked the license of insurance agent Janis Dalene Simms Blaylock, 29, at the Richland Parish Detention Center in Rayville where she surrendered to...
LWCC Urges Employers to Prepare Workers for Cold Weather
Jan 31 2007 // According to recent weather statistics, average February temperatures in Louisiana range from 43 to 64 degrees. Consequently, many Louisiana workers who have become accustomed to working in these milder than usual winter...
Many La. Residents Reluctant to Rebuild on Coast
Jan 31 2007 // More than 16 months after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita forced an unprecedented exodus from the Louisiana Gulf Coast, tens of thousands of homeowners have decided not to rebuild or have yet to make up their minds, an...
La.’s Blanco and Donelon Travel to Calif. for Outreach to Insurers
Jan 30 2007 // Louisiana Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco kicked off a three-day insurance outreach mission Jan. 29 in San Francisco, part of her continuing efforts to bring affordable insurance home to Louisiana, the governor’s...
LIRC says Citizens can raise rates
Jan 29 2007 // Louisiana’s state-run insurer won approval for big rate increases on Jan. 17, 2007, meaning double- and triple-digit hikes in insurance costs for homeowners and businesses along the coast. The increases for Citizens...
LIRC says Citizens can raise rates
Jan 28 2007 // Louisiana’s state-run insurer won approval for big rate increases on Jan. 17, 2007, meaning double- and triple-digit hikes in insurance costs for homeowners and businesses along the coast. The increases for Citizens...
La. police officer resigns after fraud accusation
Jan 28 2007 // A Shreveport, La., police officer resigned after he was accused of changing a police report to claim that his wife had insurance when another car hit hers. Cpl. Ronald Small and Tracey Small were booked Jan. 12 at Caddo...
La. Gov. Criticizes Bush for No Mention of Hurricane Recovery in Speech
Jan 25 2007 // Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco angrily criticized President George W. Bush on Jan. 24 for leaving out of his State of the Union speech any mention of the hurricanes that devastated Louisiana in 2005 and complained that her...
LRA Asks for Public Response to South La. Planning Poll
Jan 24 2007 // The Louisiana Recovery Authority is asking south Louisiana residents to weigh in on their ideas for how the region should address growth, economic development, transportation and coastal restoration issues after hurricanes...
