Latest Louisiana Headlines
All the headlines from our Louisiana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
‘Obamacare’ Premiums to Decrease in Louisiana Next Year
Aug 3 2018 // Many Louisianans with health insurance through the Affordable Care Act’s individual exchange are set to see premiums drop. The Advocate of Baton Rouge reports premiums are expected to drop by an average of 6.9...
Panel Refuses to Merge Louisiana Wetlands Lawsuits Against Oil, Gas Firms
Aug 2 2018 // A national panel of judges has refused to merge more than 40 wetland damage lawsuits filed by six Louisiana parishes against oil and gas companies. NOLA.com/The Times-Picayune reports the U.S. Judicial Panel on...
Thousands of Louisiana Homeowners to Get More Help With Flood Repairs
Aug 1 2018 // Some Louisiana homeowners with damage from the 2016 floods who received help from the state’s recovery program will be receiving checks for full reimbursement of their repairs. Louisiana officials announced Monday...
New Louisiana Law Allows Insurance Agencies to Employ Convicted Felons
Aug 1 2018 // A law that goes into effect today in Louisiana allows insurance producers to employ convicted felons if the producer obtains permission or consent in writing from the state insurance commissioner. The Louisiana Department...
LWC’s Office of Workers’ Comp Administration Adds Lee as Fraud Manager
Jul 30 2018 // Darrick Lee, a licensed attorney in both Louisiana and Texas, has been appointed fraud manager in the Office of Workers’ Compensation Administration (OWCA) at the Louisiana Workforce Commission. Lee has 13 years of...
Auto Insurer Loses Appeal for Dismissal of Complaints in Louisiana Claims Dispute
Jul 25 2018 // In late June, the Louisiana Supreme Court ruled against an insurer and its insureds seeking summary judgement dismissing complaints against them in a case involving auto insurance claims. At issue was whether or not the...
Louisiana State Police Arrest 5 in Staged Crash Case
Jul 24 2018 // Louisiana State Police detectives with the Insurance Fraud/Auto Theft Unit have arrested five people for violations of Louisiana insurance fraud laws in relation to an alleged staged crash in Evangeline Parish. The LSP...
Risk Services’ Eppers Elected to Louisiana Agents & Brokers Group Board
Jul 19 2018 // Rob Eppers, chief operating officer for Risk Services of Louisiana, was recently sworn in as an elected board member of the Independent Insurance Agency & Brokers of Louisiana (IIABL). As a board member, Eppers will be...
Southwest Louisiana Considering Bike-Sharing Programs
Jul 16 2018 // Southwest Louisiana officials are looking at bike-sharing. Bike-sharing programs use computers and GPS to track bicycles, rented through a smartphone app by the hour or half-hour. Baton Rouge and St. Tammany Parish are...
Louisiana’s Donelon Reminds Insurers of ‘Producer of Record’ Obligations
Jul 16 2018 // Stating it has come to his attention that not all insurers are abiding by state law regarding certain insurance policy “producer of record” changes, Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon issued a...
Shell Subsidiary to Pay $3.8M for 2016 Gulf Spill Off Louisiana Coast
Jul 11 2018 // A subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell has agreed to pay $3.8 million to the U.S. government to settle a lawsuit over a 2016 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The May 11, 2016, spill of nearly 2,000 barrels (317,975 liters)...
Louisiana’s Donelon Reminds Insurers of ‘Producer of Record’ Obligations
Jul 5 2018 // Stating it has come to his attention that not all insurers are abiding by state law regarding certain insurance policy “producer of record” changes, Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon has issued a...
Louisiana Legislation Targets Pharmacy Benefit Managers; Drug Cost ‘Gag Rules’ Banned
Jul 2 2018 // Louisiana patients could soon get more details about what happens at the pharmacy counter and whether they’ve gotten the most affordable medication for an ailment. In the regular legislative session, lawmakers passed...
Alliant Adds Hotard to Energy, Marine Group in Louisiana
Jun 27 2018 // Alliant Insurance Services Inc. has hired Brian Hotard as vice president within the firm’s Energy and Marine Group. He is based in Alliant’s Metairie, Louisiana, office. Hotard joins Alliant with extensive...
Louisiana Seeks to Clarify Named Storm/Hurricane Deductible Law
Jun 21 2018 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance has issued an advisory letter to property/casualty insurers operating in the state that seeks to clarify the interpretation and application of state law regarding policy deductibles in...
Louisiana in May Saw a 44.4K Annual Increase in Number of Employed
Jun 21 2018 // Louisiana Workforce Commission said as of May the state has experienced a year-over-year increase of 44,453 in the number of individuals employed in Louisiana. Louisiana’s civilian labor force is now 2,138,975, which...
Patients in Louisiana Could Get More Details About Medication Costs
Jun 19 2018 // Louisiana patients could soon get more details about what happens at the pharmacy counter and whether they’ve gotten the most affordable medication for an ailment. In the regular legislative session, lawmakers passed...
Last Defendant in Louisiana’s Camp Minden Explosion Case Owes $149K
Jun 18 2018 // The last defendant pleaded guilty to conspiracy and agreed that he owes the federal government $149,000 in a case involving a huge explosion at a Louisiana National Guard-owned site. William Terry Wright’s plea...
Insurance Exec Rescues Elderly Louisiana Woman From Kidnapping, Robbery
Jun 18 2018 // He wouldn’t call himself a hero, but the 83-year-old woman Dennis P. Neyland rescued from a carjack/kidnapping and robbery on the streets of downtown Baton Rouge, Louisiana, probably would. Neyland, an insurance...
PCI: Louisiana Bills Allow Electronic Access to Insurance Information
Jun 13 2018 // Lawmakers in Louisiana enacted legislation this year that allows insurers to keep up with policyholder demands to conduct business electronically, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America...
