Latest Louisiana Headlines
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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...
Louisiana
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...
News Currents
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...
Gov. Blanco Wants Overhaul for Louisiana’s ‘Last Resort’ Insurer
Nov 16 2006 // Louisiana’s Legislature needs to overhaul the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp., created by the state as an “insurer of last resort,” because of problems created by last year’s hurricanes,...
La. State Insurance Program to Seek rate Increases
Nov 15 2006 // Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp., the state’s insurer of last resort, wants to increase homeowners rates by an average 31.7 percent for its 135,000 policyholders. Citizens, the third-largest insurer in the...
Ban Cell Phone Use While Driving, La. Safety Official Says
Nov 15 2006 // Louisiana needs to outlaw using cellular phones while driving, but probably won’t, says the state’s top highway safety official. Jim Champagne, executive director of the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission,...
TDI Consumer Protection Division Recovers $56M for Texans
Nov 13 2006 // The Texas Department of Insurance reported that more than $56 million was returned to Texas consumers during the past year as a result of actions by TDI’s Consumer Protection Division, a record amount for the...
La. Town Votes to Abolish Police Department
Nov 10 2006 // The Abita Springs, La., Board of Aldermen have voted to abolish the town’s police department and pay the St. Tammany Parish sheriff’s office to provide full-time police service. About 100 residents filled Abita...
Three More Charged in La. AG’s Crackdown on Contractor Fraud
Nov 9 2006 // Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr., recently announced that three more individuals have been arrested on charges of theft related to contractor fraud. On Oct. 23, 2006, Richard Eric Williford was arrested by...
Jefferson, Carter Headed for Runoff in La.
Nov 9 2006 // Despite a well-stocked campaign chest and big name support, embattled Louisiana Congressman William Jefferson was forced into a runoff Tuesday, unable to overcome allegations in an FBI affidavit that said he hid bribe...
FORMER INSURANCE COMMISSIONER CANDIDATE NOW RUNNING FOR LA.’S SENATE DISTRICT 16
Nov 6 2006 // Libertarian S.B.A. Zaitoon has jumped into the special election for a Baton Rouge, La., state Senate seat. Zaitoon, fresh off an unsuccessful bid for state insurance commissioner, qualified Oct. 27 and joined physician...
A year after Katrina, commercial property market ‘bleak’ in New Orleans
Nov 6 2006 // Placing of business is harder than it has ever been, agent says We insure a business in French Quarter in New Orleans which was unaffected by the flooding from Katrina and for the most part had fairly limited windstorm...
A year after Katrina, commercial property market ‘bleak’ in New Orleans
Nov 5 2006 // We insure a business in French Quarter in New Orleans which was unaffected by the flooding from Katrina and for the most part had fairly limited windstorm damage,” said Parke Ellis, a principal with Gillis, Ellis...
