Latest Louisiana Headlines
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Gulf Coast Fears Tropical Storm Laura Could Become Deadly Hurricane
Aug 24 2020 // Leaders on the U.S. Gulf Coast warned Monday that Tropical Storm Laura could rapidly intensify into one of the most powerful hurricanes to hit the region and urged residents to prepare before landfall in Texas or Louisiana...
Dueling Storms Marco, Laura Hit Haiti, Dominican, Cuba on Way to Gulf Coast
Aug 23 2020 // SUNDAY, 08/23/2020, 06:23 PM— Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura tore through the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico on Sunday, forcing thousands of coastal residents in Louisiana and Cuba to evacuate and flooding roads...
Louisiana Governor Sets Goal: Net Zero Greenhouse Gases by 2050
Aug 21 2020 // Louisiana’s governor has signed an executive order setting a state goal for net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, drawing swift praise from environmental groups. At least 23 other states and the District of...
$300 Jobless Aid Starts Next Week in Louisiana; Bar Owners Appeal Closure Ruling
Aug 20 2020 // Louisiana should start issuing checks for $300 in weekly federal coronavirus unemployment aid next week, but as many as 87,000 people receiving state unemployment may not be eligible for the federal assistance, Gov. John...
Federal Judge Declines to Block Louisiana’s Forced Bar Closures
Aug 19 2020 // A federal judge in New Orleans refused on Aug. 17 to block a state order closing bars to stop the spread of COVID-19, handing a defeat to 10 southeast Louisiana bar owners who had sued to stop the closure. U.S. District...
Commissioner Notes New Auto Insurance Rate Reductions in Louisiana
Aug 18 2020 // Louisiana’s insurance commissioner has approved new rate decreases for private passenger auto policies for two major auto insurers in the state. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon has approved Progressive Insurance...
Louisiana to Get $205M in BP Spill Money for Coastal Restoration
Aug 17 2020 // Louisiana is getting another $205 million in BP oil spill money to restore its coast. Most of that — $176 million — will use sediment dredged from the Mississippi River to build 1,200 acres (485 hectares) of marsh in...
Louisiana’s LUBA Workers’ Comp Adds Tucker as VP, Sales Manager
Aug 13 2020 // Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based workers’ compensation insurance company, LUBA Workers’ Comp, has hired David Tucker as vice president and sales manager. Tucker has more than 10 years of service in the insurance...
Analysis: Louisiana Nursing Homes Have Coronavirus Vulnerability from Staff
Aug 12 2020 // As Louisiana tries to protect vulnerable nursing home residents from coronavirus outbreaks, the facilities still have a significant source of risk for new infections. Hundreds of employees coming and going each day have...
Wetlands Loss Suits Against Oil Companies to Stay in Louisiana State Courts
Aug 12 2020 // Oil companies facing lawsuits that blame them for coastal wetlands loss in Louisiana have lost an attempt to move the suits to federal court. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans on Aug. 10 upheld a...
Louisiana Governor Approves New Limits on Car Accident Lawsuits
Aug 10 2020 // Gov. John Bel Edwards in July signed into law changes to Louisiana’s civil litigation rules aimed at restraining the money people can win against insurance companies and businesses in car accident lawsuits. The...
Hurricane-Vulnerable Counties Are Home to 32% of U.S. Businesses
Aug 10 2020 // As the 2020 hurricane season gets underway, emergency officials pay attention to the growing share (29%) of the U.S. population in the nation’s 255 coastline counties. They’re also looking at ways to minimize...
Louisiana Teachers Positive for Virus Days Before School
Aug 7 2020 // Since returning to their classrooms to prepare for the opening of in-person instruction next week, a “handful” of Jefferson Parish teachers have tested positive for the coronavirus, a newspaper reported this...
‘Dead Zone’ in Gulf Much Smaller This Year Following Tropical Storms
Aug 5 2020 // Tropical weather stirred up the Gulf of Mexico, reducing this year’s dead zone off Louisiana’s coast to the third-smallest ever measured, the scientist who has measured it since 1985 said Tuesday. Marine...
Louisiana Prepares to Resume Movie, TV Filming Amid Pandemic
Aug 4 2020 // Louisiana released coronavirus safety guidelines for movie and TV productions this week, as filming is expected to start returning to the virus outbreak hot spot this month. The safety rules – issued by the Louisiana...
698 Louisiana Businesses Cited for Violating COVID-19 Rules
Aug 4 2020 // Nearly 700 restaurants, bars and businesses in Louisiana were cited in July for violating the governor’s coronavirus restrictions, according to records from the State Fire Marshal’s Office. The businesses...
Louisiana Contractor Disputes Pay After Demolishing Wrong House
Aug 4 2020 // A Louisiana contractor has been in a tussle with city officials regarding payments for a demolition project after he accidentally tore down the wrong house. “There was a big mix-up with the addresses and the...
Amerisafe in Louisiana Reports Higher Than Expected Earnings
Aug 3 2020 // Amerisafe Inc. (AMSF) reported second-quarter net income of $23.9 million. On a per-share basis, the Deridder, Louisiana-based company said it had net income of $1.24. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to $1...
Grant Program Now Open for Louisiana Small Businesses Harmed by Virus
Jul 29 2020 // Louisiana small businesses that have been hammered by the coronavirus outbreak and haven’t received federal aid can start applying for grants up to $15,000 to cover pandemic-related expenses, under a program created...
Update: Tropical Storm Hanna Headed Toward South Texas
Jul 24 2020 // A storm churning in the Gulf of Mexico that yesterday was a tropical depression is now Tropical Storm Hanna, the National Hurricane Center has reported. TS Hanna’s center is currently located south of the...
