Latest Louisiana Headlines
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Harvey Set to Bring ‘Catastrophic’ Flooding Across Texas
Aug 23 2017 // Harvey, which could strengthen into the first hurricane to strike Texas since 2008, forced workers off Gulf of Mexico platforms, sent cotton rallying and has airlines preparing for flight disruptions. Tropical Storm...
More Louisiana Homeowners Eligible for Flood Recovery Aid
Aug 22 2017 // Louisiana’s flood recovery board agreed on Aug. 18 to Gov. John Bel Edwards’ plan to widen eligibility for a homeowner aid program by including those whose flood insurance proceeds didn’t cover their...
Time to Submit Louisiana Flood Insurance Form Winding Down
Aug 21 2017 // Louisiana residents who had damage from last summer’s widespread flooding have two weeks to submit the proof of loss form required for a flood insurance claim. FEMA says more than 29,600 claims have been filed with...
Louisiana Governor Seeking Homeowner Flood Grant Expansion
Aug 18 2017 // Gov. John Bel Edwards announced he wants to broaden Louisiana’s flood aid program to include homeowners whose flood insurance proceeds didn’t cover their rebuilding costs and to boost grant amounts. Initial...
Louisiana Installing Barriers to Help Stem Fatal Highway Crashes
Aug 17 2017 // To help prevent fatal crashes more than 600 miles of cable barriers will be installed in highway medians across Louisiana through state and federal funding totaling more than $100 million. KTBS-TV reports crews will begin...
Alliant Insurance Services Opens Office in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Aug 15 2017 // Newport Beach, Calif.-based insurance and risk management services firm, Alliant Insurance Services, has opened an office in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The office will provide a new strategic location for the company’s...
SageSure Insurance Managers’ Manalla Honored with PIA Louisiana Award
Aug 15 2017 // SageSure Insurance Managers announced that Leeann Manalla was awarded the 1752 Club Company Representative of the Year Award by the Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) of Louisiana. The presentation was made during PIA...
Needs of Flood-Damaged Small Businesses in Louisiana Sought in Survey
Aug 7 2017 // Louisiana’s flood recovery program is trying to determine the needs of flood-damaged companies by asking small businesses to fill out a statewide survey. The small business survey is expected to take about 10 minutes...
People – South Central
Aug 7 2017 // San Antonio-based managing general agent and excess and surplus (E&S) lines broker, McClelland and Hine Inc. (MHI), promoted Lisa Barnes to the position of chief operating officer, and named Amicia Hine president and...
Multiple Storm Mitigation Projects Planned in Louisiana
Aug 7 2017 // Louisiana will spend nearly $277 million in federal cash it received after last year’s floods to fortify communities against future disasters, mainly through drainage improvements and buyouts of flood-prone...
2 New Driving Laws Among Some 200 New Laws for Louisiana in August
Aug 3 2017 // Two new driving laws kicked in for Louisiana this month. Also children can bring sunscreen to school without a doctor’s note, minors face tougher restrictions for getting an abortion and colleges can’t ask...
Louisiana Continues to See Gains in Employment
Jul 26 2017 // The Louisiana Workforce Commission reports that the state’s unemployment rate is at a three-year low. In a July 21 announcement, the LWC said seasonally adjusted data released by the Bureau of Labor and Statistics...
Louisiana’s Centauri National Insurance Earns Demotech ‘A’ Rating
Jul 24 2017 // Louisiana-based Centauri National Insurance Co. has earned a Financial Stability Rating (FSR) of A, Exceptional, from Demotech Inc. This level of FSR is assigned to insurers who possess exceptional financial stability...
Louisiana Plans Multiple Storm Mitigation Projects
Jul 24 2017 // Louisiana will spend nearly $277 million in federal cash it received after last year’s floods to fortify communities against future disasters, mainly through drainage improvements and buyouts of flood-prone...
FBI Tracked Nearly 300K Cyberattacks in U.S. in 2016
Jul 24 2017 // The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) last year tracked nearly 300,000 cyberattacks in the United States and those attacks resulted in more than $1.6 billion in total losses. But apparently those numbers...
Milliman: Florida, Louisiana and Texas Would Benefit from Private Flood Insurance
Jul 24 2017 // The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) expires on Sept. 30 and Congress is currently considering legislation to reauthorize and reform the government-backed program through which the majority of U.S. property owners...
People – South Central
Jul 24 2017 // Austin-based Watkins Insurance Group, one of the largest full-service, locally owned independent insurance agencies in central Texas, has added Chris Scott as vice president of Finance. Scott brings to Watkins Insurance...
Morris Reappointed to Louisiana Workers’ Comp Advisory Council
Jul 21 2017 // Michael D. Morris of Baton Rouge has been reappointed to the Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Advisory Council. Morris is an attorney and the chief executive officer of the Louisiana Home Builders’ Association....
Louisiana Regulators Recover $4M for Insurance Policyholders
Jul 21 2017 // Insurance policyholders collected an additional $4 million in the first half of the year as a result of assistance provided by the Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI). These funds are a result of staff from the LDI...
Feds Fine Exxon $165K over Explosion, Worker Injuries Louisiana Oil Refinery
Jul 13 2017 // ExxonMobil Corp. has been fined about $165,000 by U.S. regulators for safety lapses including inadequate training and equipment maintenance over an explosion that injured four workers at an aging Baton Rouge, Louisiana,...
