Latest Louisiana Headlines
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Death of Worker on Energy Platform Off Louisiana Coast Under Investigation
Mar 5 2018 // An oil and gas worker on a Talos Energy LLC platform in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico was killed on Feb. 17 while replacing piping, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) said. The worker, who was not...
Lorusso, Dunckel to Fill Deputy Posts at Louisiana Insurance Department
Mar 2 2018 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon has appointed Nicholas “Nick” Lorusso as chief deputy of the Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) and Denise Dunckel as the deputy commissioner of Public...
Outlooks Revised to Positive for Louisiana Farm Bureau Mutual
Feb 26 2018 // A.M. Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) of “a-” of Louisiana Farm Bureau Mutual...
Lawyer: 13-Year-Old Oil Leak Off Louisiana Coast a ‘Long-Term Problem’
Feb 20 2018 // A 13-year-old oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico remains a “long-term problem” without a clear solution for eliminating chronic slicks that often stretch for miles off Louisiana’s coast, a government lawyer...
Work-Related Deaths Decline in Louisiana
Feb 19 2018 // The number of work-related fatalities in Louisiana decreased in 2016, despite an uptick in work-related fatalities nationally that year, according to the Louisiana Workforce Commission. Citing the latest Bureau of Labor...
Worker Injury Incidence Rate in Louisiana in 2016 Among the Lowest
Feb 14 2018 // The Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) reports that the rate of nonfatal work-related injuries and illnesses among Louisiana’s private sector employers remained steady in 2016, according to a federal Bureau of...
Louisiana Work-Related Fatalities Decreased in 2016
Feb 6 2018 // The number of work-related fatalities in Louisiana decreased in 2016, despite an uptick in work-related deaths nationally that year, according to the Louisiana Workforce Commission. Citing the latest Bureau of Labor...
Appeals Court Rejects $586M FEMA Fix for Louisiana Barrier Islands
Feb 5 2018 // A federal appeals court has rejected Louisiana’s contention that the federal government should pay $586 million to restore barrier islands and wetlands damaged by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005. The 5th U.S....
CoreLogic: Harvey an Exception to a Relatively ‘Normal’ Hazard Activity Year
Feb 5 2018 // While natural weather hazard activity could be largely categorized as “normal” last year, regional exceptions occurred, notably: wildfires in California and hurricane activity in Texas and the...
Louisiana Recovers $9.1 Million for Insureds in 2017
Feb 5 2018 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) helped consumers collect $9.1 million in payouts in 2017 in addition to the original amounts offered by insurance companies, Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon said. The LDI said...
Louisiana Oil Spill Near Where Young Whooping Cranes Released
Feb 2 2018 // The Coast Guard says nearly 1,300 gallons of oil spilled from an oil production facility into southwest Louisiana wetlands near the areas where young endangered whooping cranes are released into the wild None of...
Louisiana Insurance Dept. Helped Recover Additional $9.1M in Payouts in 2017
Jan 29 2018 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) helped consumers collect $9.1 million in payouts in 2017 in addition to the original amounts offered by insurance companies, Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says. The LDI said...
Louisiana Citizens Opens Search for Catastrophe Service Vendors
Jan 22 2018 // New Catastrophe Services contracts are expected to secure over 600 Adjusters as part of the company’s ongoing Catastrophe preparedness and response to large claim volume events. Baton Rouge, LA, January 22, 2018–...
Louisiana Man Pleads Guilty in Deepwater Horizon Compensation Fund Fraud
Jan 22 2018 // An Empire, Louisiana, man has pleaded guilty to defrauding the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion settlement compensation fund, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana announced. U.S....
2 Louisiana Businesses Earn Workers’ Comp Safety Awards
Jan 22 2018 // The Louisiana Workforce Commission’s (LWC) Office of Workers’ Compensation Administration (OWCA) OSHA/Safety Consultation Section named R&R Home Care Inc. of Mandeville, La., and Haven Nursing Center Inc....
Fifth Circuit Court Says State, not Maritime, Law Applies in Drilling Services Injury Case
Jan 22 2018 // The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans has reversed the previous findings of its own panel and a lower court in ruling that state, not maritime, law applies in a case involving a worker injury at an oil and gas...
Former Head of Louisiana State Police Commission Files Retaliation Suit
Jan 16 2018 // The former executive director of the State Police Commission is suing, claiming she was retaliated against for challenging Louisiana State Police brass and calling attention to a string of illegal campaign contributions...
Fifth Circuit: State, Not Maritime, Law Applies in Well Services Injury Case
Jan 12 2018 // The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans has reversed the previous findings of its own panel and a lower court, ruling that state, not maritime, law applies in a case involving a worker injury at an oil and gas...
2 Louisiana Businesses Earn Workers’ Comp Safety Awards
Jan 10 2018 // The Louisiana Workforce Commission’s (LWC) Office of Workers’ Compensation Administration (OWCA) OSHA/Safety Consultation Section has named R&R Home Care Inc. of Mandeville, La., and Haven Nursing Center...
Louisiana Has Paid $1.3M in Sexual Harassment Claims Settlements Since 2009
Jan 9 2018 // Louisiana has paid at least $1.3 million to settle more than two dozen sexual harassment claims since mid-2009, including allegations made against college professors, judges, health care workers and one former state...
