Latest Louisiana Headlines
All the headlines from our Louisiana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
3 Louisiana Black Churches Rebuilding After 2019 Arson
Apr 20 2022 // Three years after an arsonist torched three small Black Baptist churches in rural Louisiana, rebuilding is well under way. Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in Opelousas is months from reopening, with visible progress at St....
Lake Charles, Louisiana Starts Program for 2020 Hurricane Home Repairs
Apr 19 2022 // Registration has started for a new program to help low- and moderate-income Lake Charles residents fix 2020 hurricane damage to their homes, and Mayor Nic Hunter says he expects it to fill up fast. “We’ve...
Louisiana Proposes Fines Against 5 Insurers for Alleged Improper Activity After 2020 Storms
Apr 18 2022 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon has proposed fining five homeowners insurance companies a combined $764,750 following targeted market conduct examinations of their insurance activities between August 27, 2020,...
EPA Probes Environmental Justice in Louisiana Projects
Apr 18 2022 // The Environmental Protection Agency is investigating whether Louisiana’s health and environmental agencies discriminated against Black residents in connection with air pollution from existing and proposed facilities...
Lighthouse in Rehab in Louisiana But Could Trigger Another Assessment in Florida
Apr 14 2022 // Because Lighthouse Property Insurance Co. is domiciled in Louisiana, Florida’s insurance regulators probably won’t put the troubled company through the receivership and liquidation process in the Sunshine...
AM Best Downgrades Credit Rating of Louisiana Farm Bureau
Apr 13 2022 // AM Best has downgraded the Financial Strength Rating to A- (Excellent) from A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to “a-” (Excellent) from “a” (Excellent) of Louisiana Farm Bureau...
Louisiana Places Lighthouse Into Receivership; No Word Yet on Florida’s Plans
Apr 12 2022 // Weeks after Lighthouse Property Insurance announced it would stop writing new business in Florida, the insurer has been placed into receivership in Louisiana. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon placed Lighthouse into...
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Places Lighthouse Into Receivership
Apr 12 2022 // Weeks after Lighthouse Property Insurance announced it would stop writing new business in Florida, the insurer has been placed into receivership in Louisiana. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon placed Lighthouse into...
EPA Probes Environmental Justice in Louisiana Projects
Apr 11 2022 // The Environmental Protection Agency is investigating whether Louisiana’s health and environmental agencies discriminated against Black residents in connection with air pollution from existing and proposed facilities...
Louisiana Teen Turns Tragic Loss Into Effort to Improve Highway Safety
Apr 11 2022 // A Louisiana high school senior who lost her best friend in a head-on collision is on a mission to improve safety on on Highway 167. Emma Hebert and Ramsie Baumgardner both attended North Vermillion High, and Baumgardner...
Relation Insurance Acquires BRK in Louisiana
Apr 8 2022 // Relation Insurance Services announced it acquired the assets of Louisiana-based BRK Insurance Group. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. BRK provides employee benefits and commercial lines insurance solutions to...
Louisiana Church Sues Insurer For Alleged Inadequate Storm Damage Coverage
Apr 6 2022 // A Louisiana church has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that its insurer failed to adequately cover millions of dollars in property damage resulting from two devastating weather events last year, including Hurricane...
$86M in Safety Upgrades Completed in Louisiana Parish
Apr 5 2022 // Louisiana’s largest power utility says it has completed $86 million in transmission system improvements in a small part of the wide area hit hard by Hurricane Ida. Entergy Louisiana said it has replaced about 80...
Louisiana Dept. of Insurance Issues Cease-and-Desist Orders Against 2 Agents
Apr 4 2022 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) recently issued cease-and-desist orders and license suspensions against two insurance producers for violations of the Louisiana Insurance Code. On March 11, the LDI issued a...
Louisiana Doctor Pleads Guilty to Workers’ Comp Fraud Conspiracy
Apr 4 2022 // An Alexandria, Louisiana physician pleaded guilty to having conspired to violate three different federal statutes in connection with a scheme to defraud both federal and private workers’ compensation insurers. U.S....
Interview From Deceased Louisiana Officer Haunts Ronald Greene’s Deadly Arrest
Apr 1 2022 // Days before his own death, Louisiana Master Trooper Chris Hollingsworth walked into a secure room deep inside state police headquarters, swore an oath and told investigators about the night he held down Black motorist...
Louisiana Man Sentenced for Role in Operation Sideswipe
Apr 1 2022 // United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced March 30 that Dewayne Coleman, age 22, of Marrero, Louisiana, was sentenced for Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371,...
Louisiana Dept. of Insurance to Hold Tornado Resource Center
Mar 29 2022 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) announced it has established an open-door insurance resource center in Arabi to assist those affected by the tornado that struck the area last week. Meetings will be held at...
Louisiana Court: Protest Leader Can be Sued For Cop’s Injury
Mar 28 2022 // A Louisiana police officer injured when violence broke out over the police killing of a Black man in Baton Rouge in 2016 has grounds to pursue a lawsuit against a protest organizer, Louisiana’s Supreme Court said...
4 Companies Cited for Louisiana Chemical Plant Explosion
Mar 28 2022 // Federal labor regulators have cited four employers for safety violations related to an explosion that injured workers at a Louisiana chemical plant. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health...
