Latest Louisiana Headlines
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With Violence on Rise, Louisiana Department Wants Protective Gear for Firefighters
Sep 26 2019 // The Shreveport Fire Department in Louisiana wants its firefighters to have protective vests similar to those police officers wear because they sometimes encounter violent people at emergency scenes. The Shreveport Times...
Report: Louisiana Sees 13 Consecutive Quarters of Personal Income Growth
Sep 24 2019 // Data released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) shows that Louisiana personal income grew by $2.67 billion to $224.43 billion between 2019 Q1 and 2019 Q2, a new series record. Louisiana personal income has grown for...
Gulf Coast Seafood Biz Slammed by Freshwater from This Year’s Floods
Sep 23 2019 // Fresh water from Midwestern floods has killed oysters along the coasts of three states and cost Mississippi half of its blue crabs. Water that came through a Louisiana spillway killed 95% of the oysters in...
Louisiana Commissioner Donelon: Tort Reform Needed to Fix Auto Insurance Crisis
Sep 20 2019 // When Louisiana voters go to the polls on Oct. 12, they will have a choice between two Republican opponents in the race for insurance commissioner: current commissioner, Jim Donelon, a former state legislator who has held...
Louisiana Farm Program Receives More Funding for Flood Recovery
Sep 17 2019 // A Louisiana program aimed at helping farmers recover from extreme flooding events in 2016 has received an additional $10 million in grant awards, the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry announced. The...
Louisiana Commissioner Candidate, Temple, Says State Is in Insurance ‘Crisis’
Sep 16 2019 // When Louisiana voters go the polls this fall, in the race for insurance commissioner they’ll have a choice between Louisiana businessman and longtime insurance industry executive, Tim Temple, and current...
Louisiana Commissioner Candidate, Temple: State Is in Insurance ‘Crisis’
Sep 13 2019 // When Louisiana voters go the polls this fall, in the race for insurance commissioner they’ll have a choice between Louisiana businessman and longtime insurance industry executive, Tim Temple, and current...
Number of Louisiana Residents Uninsured for Health Falls
Sep 12 2019 // The number of Louisiana residents without health insurance is falling, even as the national uninsured rate grew last year. New data released Tuesday from the Census Bureau shows 8% percent of people in Louisiana, or...
Louisiana Supreme Court Says ‘No’ to ‘Nola No-Call’ Suit Against NFL
Sep 10 2019 // A New Orleans Saints fan’s lawsuit against the NFL and game officials over the failure to call a crucial penalty against the Los Angeles Rams in a January playoff game was dismissed Sept. 6 by the Louisiana Supreme...
State Farm Plans Another Auto Insurance Rate Cut in Louisiana
Sep 9 2019 // State Farm Mutual Insurance Co. has filed for an overall statewide average private passenger auto insurance rate reduction of 2.6% in Louisiana, according to the state insurance department. The Louisiana Department of...
New Orleans Fire Department Gets Protection Classification Upgrade
Sep 6 2019 // The New Orleans Fire Department has achieved Public Protection Classification 1 status for the first time in its history, the Louisiana Department of Insurance announced. Homeowners in New Orleans can expect rate...
Accused of Stealing $91K Worth of Texas Cattle, Louisiana Man Arrested Again
Sep 5 2019 // A Rapides Parish, Louisiana, man wanted for livestock theft in Texas has been arrested in Louisiana, according to the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF). Justin G. Thompson of 127 Pilgrim Road,...
Fake Claims, Price Gouging, Bogus Contractors in Times of Disaster
Sep 2 2019 // As the scale and frequency of major disasters escalate, millions of dollars in federal, state and insurance payments intended for recovery efforts are being stolen by fraudsters taking advantage of chaos and the pipeline...
Louisiana Commissioner, State Farm Dispute Hurricane Deductibles
Sep 2 2019 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner James Donelon has issued a cease and desist order against State Farm in a dispute over policy deductibles related to Hurricane Barry. The state Department of Insurance received a complaint...
U.S. Gulf Coast Refineries Keeping an Eye on Hurricane Dorian
Aug 30 2019 // Chevron Corp’s 356,440 barrel-per-day Pascagoula, Mississippi, refinery is closely monitoring the progress of Hurricane Dorian, a company spokesman said on Thursday. Dorian is churning across the Atlantic Ocean...
Hurricane Barry Disaster Declaration Approved for Louisiana
Aug 29 2019 // President Donald Trump has approved a major disaster declaration request for areas in Louisiana affected by Hurricane Barry. Barry made landfall near Intracoastal City on July 13 as a Category 1 storm, however, some rain...
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner, State Farm at Odds Over Hurricane Deductibles
Aug 26 2019 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner James Donelon has issued a cease and desist order against State Farm in a dispute over hurricane deductibles before Hurricane Barry. The state Department of Insurance received a complaint...
Fake Claims, Price Gouging, Bogus Contractors: How Fraudsters Steal Disaster Aid
Aug 23 2019 // As the scale and frequency of major disasters escalate, millions of dollars in federal, state and insurance payments intended for recovery efforts are being stolen by fraudsters taking advantage of chaos and the pipeline...
5,000 And Counting in Louisiana’s Medical Marijuana Program
Aug 21 2019 // Two weeks after Louisiana patients began receiving medical marijuana, the program is humming along without supply disruption and with thousands of people receiving the drug for medical use, regulatory officials and the...
Parish in Louisiana Getting $5.3M to Elevate 88 Homes
Aug 20 2019 // Louisiana U.S. Rep. Garret Graves says Livingston Parish will receive a $5.3 million federal grant to fund the elevation of 88 homes that were substantially damaged during the 2016 flood. Graves says the money is part of...
