Latest Louisiana Headlines
All the headlines from our Louisiana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
FEMA Pushing Dec. 1 Motel Check-Out for 53,000 Hurricane Families
Nov 16 2005 // The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is moving to end its subsidies for hotel and motel rooms for 53,000 families displaced by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. On Dec. 1, 2005...
Commissioner Wooley Supports Uniform Building Codes in La.
Nov 16 2005 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance released the following statement by Commissioner of Insurance Robert Wooley to the Louisiana Legislature expressing his support for the establishment of statewide uniform building code...
La. Police Officer Convicted in Insurance Scam
Nov 15 2005 // A Marksville, La., police officer who helped a woman he was dating file fraudulent insurance claims has been convicted by a federal jury of conspiracy, money laundering and concealment of assets. Herbert Guillot Jr., who...
La.’s Disaster Hurricane Unemployment Assistance Filing Deadline Draws Near
Nov 14 2005 // The Louisiana Department of Labor reported that time is running out for individuals who are eligible to apply for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The deadline to file is...
La. DOI: Emergency Rules to Expire on Nov. 30 and Dec. 31
Nov 9 2005 // Louisiana Department of Insurance issued a second notice regarding the Emergency Rules that require insurance companies to give policyholders affected by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita an automatic extension of time...
Adjusting in La. Parish Grids Ahead of Schedule
Nov 9 2005 // Insurance adjusters in the Louisiana parishes of Plaquemines and St. Bernard are maneuvering quickly through both hurricane-ravaged parishes, thanks to the coordinated claims adjusting program implemented there last month,...
Miss., La. Crisis: A Domino Effect
Nov 7 2005 // One of the top issues facing the insurance industry in the southeast right now is rebuilding Mississippi and Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane experts at the Society of Insurance Research conference in October...
The Need for Uniform Building Codes in Louisiana
Nov 7 2005 // In the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, we have an historic opportunity to make crucial changes to Louisiana’s building codes and construction practices. Doing so will help create more resilient homes, businesses...
Editor’s Note: Miss., La. Crisis: A Domino Effect
Nov 6 2005 // One of the top issues facing the insurance industry in the southeast right now is rebuilding Mississippi and Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane experts at the Society of Insurance Research conference in October...
The Need for Uniform Building Codes in Louisiana
Nov 6 2005 // In the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, we have an historic opportunity to make crucial changes to Louisiana’s building codes and construction practices. Doing so will help create more resilient homes, businesses...
News Briefs
Nov 6 2005 // Arkansas 2006 Comp Rates Released The Arkansas Workers’ Compens-ation Commission released its revised Advisory 2000-1, which describes the maximum and minimum rates to be paid to employees who suffer job-related...
Frustration Grows in La., Miss., as Hurricane Survivors Wait for Insurers
Nov 4 2005 // Once a proud businessman, William Dwyer sits in a New Orleans-area parking lot these days begging his insurer for money. The 57-year-old retiree said he was quick to file claims after Hurricane Katrina severely damaged his...
Majority of Hurricane Rita’s $4.7 Billion in Losses Sustained in La., Texas
Nov 2 2005 // The Insurance Council of Texas reported that property and casualty losses from Hurricane Rita are expected to hit $4.7 billion with the majority of losses sustained in Texas and Louisiana. According to the Insurance...
Insurers Investigate Fires at Flood-Damaged Homes in La.
Oct 31 2005 // Some of the New Orleans homes drowned by the flooding that followed Hurricane Katrina have been damaged by a second calamity – fire, according to the Associated Press. Louisiana investigators and insurance companies...
Hurricane Katrina Causes Unemployment Rate in La. to Double
Oct 27 2005 // The Louisiana Department of Labor reported that the preliminary September unemployment rate for Louisiana soared to 11.5 percent after Hurricane Katrina, marking the highest unemployment rate in the state since January of...
La. DOL Says Nearly $250 Million Paid to Hurricane Victims
Oct 25 2005 // Jobless benefits for victims of hurricanes Katrina and Rita now stand at $242.8 million, with Katrina-related claims totaling $233.8 million and Rita claims totaling $8.9 million, according to the Louisiana Department of...
Texas Judge Extends Allstate Injunction
Oct 24 2005 // Travis County, Texas, District Judge Stephen Yelenosky has extended until Dec. 12 an injunction prohibiting Allstate Insurance Company from denying claims related to Hurricane Rita, the Austin American-Statesman...
La.’s ‘Last Resort’ Insurer Target of Numerous Complaints
Oct 24 2005 // Hailed as a means of saving Louisiana’s foundering insurance industry when it was formed two years ago, a state-created insurance company is being slammed by policyholders and an advocacy group for its alleged...
La. DOI Staff Available to Help With Insurance Matters at Recovery Centers
Oct 21 2005 // Commissioner of Insurance Robert Wooley announced that members of the Louisiana Department of Insurance Consumer Affairs staff, along with employees of other states’ insurance departments, are on hand at 12 Louisiana...
La. to Offer $10 Million in ‘Bridge Loans’ for Businesses
Oct 19 2005 // Louisiana will offer $10 million in so-called “bridge loans” to businesses who are waiting for government help, insurance dollars or other types of assistance to keep their companies running after the...
