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La. Gov.’s Spending Plans Approved by House Appropriations Committee
Dec 11 2006 // A nearly $2 billion package of pay raises, road repairs, insurance rebates, health care and other spending sought by Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco easily sped through a House committee Dec. 9. The House Appropriations...
Democratic Rep. Jefferson wins House Runoff Election in La.
Dec 11 2006 // U.S. Rep. William Jefferson of Louisiana easily defeated his fellow Democratic opponent in a runoff election Dec. 10, despite an ongoing federal bribery investigation. In complete but unofficial returns, Jefferson,...
ST. PAUL TRAVELERS WON’T RENEW SOME COMMERCIAL POLICIES IN NEW ORLEANS
Dec 11 2006 // St. Paul Travelers said Dec. 1 that it will stop renewing many commercial insurance policies in the New Orleans area next year, stoking fears that other insurers are prepared to pull out of the market after Hurricane...
La.’s Gov. Blanco calls special session
Dec 11 2006 // Despite calls from some legislators to wait, Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco called for a special session of the state legislature to meet Dec. 8 through 17. The focus of the session will be on taxes, roads,...
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Dec 10 2006 // La.’s Gov. Blanco calls special session Despite calls from some legislators to wait, Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco called for a special session of the state legislature to meet Dec. 8 through 17. The focus...
La. Lawmakers See Little Hope for Insurance Reform
Dec 8 2006 // Louisiana lawmakers will debate changes to state insurance laws beginning Dec. 8, but several said there’s little chance of passing major initiatives to address the problems homeowners face in finding and affording...
La. Legislative Panel Adds $1.6B to Budget but Stalls on $827M
Dec 7 2006 // Louisiana’s budget has been boosted by $1.6 billion, money lawmakers can spend in a special session scheduled to start Dec. 8. But the Senate president blocked attempts to enrich financial forecasts by another $827...
La. Gov. Urges Insurer to Reverse Plan to Stop Renewing Commercial Policies
Dec 7 2006 // Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco met with the state’s largest commercial insurer on Dec. 5, trying to convince executives to reverse an earlier decision to stop renewing policies in the New Orleans area next year. St....
La. Gov. Presses Ahead with Special Session for Dec. 8-17
Dec 5 2006 // Despite calls to cancel, Gov. Kathleen Blanco issued her formal plan Dec. 2 to bring lawmakers back to the Capitol for a special legislative session to spend as much as $2 billion in new state dollars on pay raises, tax...
Insurer Group to La. Lawmakers: Avoid Hasty Decision-Making
Dec 4 2006 // Louisiana’s special legislative session begins Dec. 8 and insurers are urging lawmakers to exercise caution in when it comes to making decisions regarding solutions to insurance issues or how to spend the...
St. Paul Travelers Won’t Renew Some Commercial Policies in New Orleans
Dec 4 2006 // St. Paul Travelers said Dec. 1 that it will stop renewing many commercial insurance policies in the New Orleans area next year, stoking fears that other insurers are prepared to pull out of the market after Hurricane...
Judge Rules in Favor of Plaintiffs in New Orleans Canal Case
Nov 29 2006 // In a decision that could cost insurers many more billions of dollars than they have already paid out in Hurricane Katrina claims, a federal judge in New Orleans has ruled that ambiguities in certain homeowners policies...
La. Adds More than 75,000 Nonfarm Jobs Since October 2005
Nov 28 2006 // Since October 2005, 75,700 new workers have joined Louisiana’s workforce, according to the October 2006 nonfarm employment estimates released recently by the Louisiana Department of Labor. “Louisiana’s...
La. Gov. Pushing Insurance, Tax Credits, Pay Raises in Special Session
Nov 22 2006 // Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco said the costs of her special session agenda of tax breaks, pay raises and insurance relief could be covered by an expected $800 million jump in state income this year – on top of an...
Insurer, Agent Told to Stop Selling Unauthorized Insurance in La.
Nov 22 2006 // Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon reported that his office obtained an order from the 19th Judicial District Court in Baton Rouge to stop the alleged sale of unauthorized commercial insurance by United...
La. Man Sentenced in FEMA Fraud Case
Nov 21 2006 // A Zachary, La., man has been sentenced on fraud charges related to a hurricane relief program. Terry Watson, 40, was sentenced to two years probation, a $250 fine, $2,000 in restitution and 50 hours of community...
Blanco to Call Special Insurance Session Scheduled for December
Nov 20 2006 // Lawmakers will return to Louisiana’s Capitol for a rare December special session to work on insurance relief for property owners, tax cuts, road improvements and pay raises for teachers, police and firefighters, Gov....
No monumental changes in South Central states from Nov. 7 elections
Nov 20 2006 // Arkansas Arkansas Attorney General Mike Beebe, a Democrat, won the race for the governor’s office, handily defeating Republican candidate Asa Hutchinson. Beebe, who served 20 years in the state Senate and has been...
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Nov 19 2006 // The Louisiana insurance commissioner’s race was decided in late September when Commissioner Jim Donelon, a Republican, narrowly defeated James David Cain, a former state legislator and a Republican, in a special...
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Nov 19 2006 // No monumental changes in South Central states from Nov. 7 elections Arkansas Arkansas Attorney General Mike Beebe, a Democrat, won the race for the governor’s office, handily defeating Republican candidate Asa...
