Latest Louisiana Headlines
All the headlines from our Louisiana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Poor Turn Out Marks Election in La. for Commissioner, Secretary of State
Nov 3 2006 // Less than a quarter of Louisiana’s voters cast ballots in the special election for insurance commissioner as well as for secretary of state, according to finalized voting tallies. Only about 708,000 of the...
Chief of La. Citizens Urges Lawmakers to Have Patience
Nov 2 2006 // Anger over new fees meant to help recovery from last year’s hurricane claims is no reason to tinker with 2003 state laws creating Louisiana’s state-run insurance company, the company’s chairman said Oct....
La. Agent Arrested, Charged with Forgery and Fraud
Nov 1 2006 // A Rayville, La., insurance agent was shut down on charges of fraud and misappropriation of funds, Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon announced. Tracy E. Antley, 44, was ordered to cease and desist from...
Entergy New Orleans Files Reorganization Plan
Oct 26 2006 // Entergy New Orleans Inc., the unit of Entergy Corp. that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after Hurricane Katrina destroyed most of its electrical and natural gas systems in the city, submitted a reorganization...
Whites Pursued Katrina Insurance Complaints More than Blacks in La.
Oct 25 2006 // The Littles and the Kitchens watched helplessly as Hurricane Katrina battered their New Orleans homes. Both families waited patiently for an insurance adjuster to settle their losses. And both were sorely disappointed with...
Declarations
Oct 23 2006 // Toe to toe with the gecko “GEICO is an incredible opponent for local independent agents. We simply decided to compare ourselves with the largest insurance marketer in the United States. With over one hundred...
States have common, and unique, concerns with homeowners coverage
Oct 23 2006 // The homeowners markets in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas, while sharing some similarities, all have their own special considerations and concerns. Oklahoma has some of the highest property insurance rates in the...
Oct 23 2006 // People Pat Arthur, a partner in the Dallas insurance and risk management firm McQueary, Henry, Bowles, Troy, has been appointed president-elect of the Independent Insurance Agents of Dallas. He will be responsible for...
Farmers to Double Coastal Rates in La., Lower Premiums in the North
Oct 20 2006 // Louisiana regulators on Oct. 18 approved rate increases for Farmers Insurance Exchange, ensuring that prices for the company’s homeowner policies across coastal Louisiana will nearly double early next year. The...
La. Using Bait Cars in Effort to Reduce Auto Insurance Fraud
Oct 20 2006 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance reported it now has a powerful new tool to use in its long standing battle against auto theft and high insurance rates. The tool, known as a bait car, is a motor vehicle fitted with...
La. Governor Waiting on Special Session for Insurance Relief
Oct 19 2006 // Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco said she has delayed calling a special legislative session on insurance relief because she is waiting to hear if the state will attract the major manufacturers it is courting, in deals that...
Affirmative Insurance Holdings to Acquire USAgencies
Oct 18 2006 // Affirmative Insurance Holdings Inc., Addison, Texas, and privately-held USAgencies L.L.C., based in Baton Rouge, La., announced a definitive agreement under which Affirmative will acquire 100 percent of the membership...
GOP Attempt to Call Special Session in La. Faces Hurdles
Oct 18 2006 // Republican state lawmakers face steep hurdles in their attempts to call the Louisiana Legislature into special session early next month an attempt to sidestep Democratic Gov. Kathleen Blanco, who they say is moving too...
La. Gov. Seizes Upon Popular Proposal for Insurance Bailout
Oct 17 2006 // For Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco, the train often appears to leave the station with her jumping on the caboose. She frequently is late to take positions on issues gathering political steam and regularly latches onto...
La. Gov. Runs Into Opposition for Insurance Rate Relief Plan
Oct 16 2006 // Opposition began lining up almost as soon as Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco announced her plan to bail out the state-run property insurance company, which is financially strapped after last year’s...
La. Agent’s Operations Shut Down
Oct 12 2006 // Louisiana Department of Insurance Fraud Investigators shut down all insurance licensing privileges of a Delhi, La., producer (agent) on multiple charges, Insurance Commissioner Donelon announced. Janis Dalene Simms...
Executive Says La. Safety Standards Could Help Attract Insurers
Oct 12 2006 // Homeowners insurance rates won’t drop anytime soon, but Louisiana has enacted safety standards since Hurricane Katrina that could help attract new insurance companies and moderate the costs, an insurance executive...
La. Court: ConocoPhillips Entitled to Defense Costs as Additional Insured
Oct 12 2006 // Judge Wilfred Carter of the Fourteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Calcasieu, State of Louisiana, granted the motion for partial summary judgment of ConocoPhillips Company, successor-by-merger to Conoco Inc., that...
La. Motorist Dies in Crash After Fleeing Insurance Checkpoint
Oct 10 2006 // A motorist speeding off from an insurance checkpoint in Louisiana after struggling with a state trooper there was killed in a car crash, authorities said. The driver, Wilson Jackson III, 24, of New Orleans, died about 11...
La.’s Gov. Blanco Aims to Send Out Insurance Rate Relief Checks
Oct 10 2006 // Gov. Kathleen Blanco announced a plan to ease homeowners’ post-hurricane insurance burden by sending them state checks next year with money raised by selling off what remains of the 1998 tobacco...
