Latest Louisiana Headlines
All the headlines from our Louisiana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Louisiana Parish Updates Post-Evacuation Re-Entry Plan for Businesses
Jul 7 2014 // Terrebonne Parish in Louisiana has a new emergency re-entry process for companies attempting to reopen after a mandatory hurricane evacuation. The Courier reported placards would replace company picture ID badges and would...
Louisiana School Board Settles Lawsuit In Librarian Incident
Jul 3 2014 // The Baker School Board has voted to settle a Louisiana suit filed against the board by a parent who alleged a Baker Heights Elementary School librarian choked her son in 2011. Attorney Winston DeCuir (day-KWEER’),...
Risk Management Privatization Saves $16M in Louisiana, Audit Shows
Jul 2 2014 // A new audit says Louisiana has saved nearly $16 million in the first three years of a privatization contract for the Office of Risk Management, the state’s self-insurance agency. Gov. Bobby Jindal’s...
Louisiana River Boat Parade Back On, Town Taking Responsibility
Jun 30 2014 // The False River Fourth of July Boat Parade in Louisiana is back on after event organizers feared they would have to cancel it this year. New Roads Mayor Robert Myer told The Advocate the city is stepping in to take over...
Purchase Brings Ratings Review of Louisiana’s Imperial Fire and Casualty
Jun 30 2014 // A.M. Best has placed under review with positive implications the financial strength rating (FSR) of B+ (Good) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) of “bbb-” of Imperial Fire and Casualty Insurance Company...
Ratings Recap: Berkshire Hathaway Homestate, Rural Community, Imperial Fire
Jun 30 2014 // A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A++’ (Superior) and the issuer credit ratings of “aa+” of Omaha-based Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Insurance Company, and its five property...
Louisiana City Enforcing Junked Vehicles Law
Jun 27 2014 // Lafayette, La., police are once again enforcing a law against rusting and broken-down vehicles. The move comes seven years after a lawsuit put the anti-blight effort on hold and forced a reworking of the city’s...
$5.9M Settlement Proposed in Acadian Ambulance Lawsuit
Jun 27 2014 // A hearing on a proposed settlement in the $5.9 million class action lawsuit against Lafayette-based Acadian Ambulance company is scheduled for today in Louisiana’s Avoyelles Parish. The Advertiser reports 440...
Louisiana Parish Sets Up Hurricane Re-Entry System for Businesses
Jun 23 2014 // Terrebonne Parish in Louisiana has a new emergency re-entry process for companies attempting to reopen after a mandatory hurricane evacuation. The Courier reported placards would replace company picture ID badges and would...
Louisiana Town Approves Use of Golf Carts on Streets
Jun 23 2014 // Golf carts will soon be puttering around on town streets under a new ordinance approved by the Kinder, La., Town Council. The American Press reported the council voted unanimously to allow people to drive electric-powered...
Texas Man Sentenced, Another Pleads Guilty in Machinery Theft Scheme
Jun 20 2014 // United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley in Louisiana announced that one Texas man has been sentenced and another has pleaded guilty in a scheme to steal tractors and other large equipment and sell the items in...
Vacant House Fires Plague Louisiana Town
Jun 18 2014 // Lafayette, La., fire officials say at least five vacant houses have been set afire in one week. They’re investigating a sixth house fire. They say two vacant houses were torched within 12 minutes of each other early...
Insurance, Security Requirements Sink Louisiana Family’s July 4 Boat Parade
Jun 18 2014 // The family who organizes and sponsors the popular False River Fourth of July Boat Parade in Louisiana’s Pointe Coupee Parish says it is calling it quits. The reason, family members say, is new pressure from the state...
Louisiana Governor Signs Bill Regulating Insurance ‘Navigators’
Jun 16 2014 // Louisiana’s “navigator” organizations that get grants to help consumers enroll in insurance under the federal health care law will have to be licensed by the state. Gov. Bobby Jindal’s office...
BP Claim Investigator: Louisiana Fisherman Should Repay $50K
Jun 12 2014 // A court-appointed investigator says a Louisiana fisherman should return more than $50,000 in BP oil spill claim money. Louis Freeh, the former FBI director appointed to investigate claims arising from the 2010 disaster,...
Report: Louisiana Nursing Homes Rank Among the Worst
Jun 10 2014 // The quality of care at Louisiana’s nursing homes is among the worst in the nation, with high rates of bed sores and physical restraints and low levels of nursing staff, according to a state legislative report...
Louisiana Drivers Sans Insurance to Face Hefty Fines
Jun 9 2014 // In the final hours of Louisiana’s legislative session, lawmakers passed a $53 million fee hike on drivers who don’t maintain car insurance as required by law. Most of the money expected to be raised is slated...
Fire Insurance Goes Down in Louisiana Town as Safety Rating Rises
Jun 9 2014 // Coteau, La., residents will pay a little less for fire insurance after their volunteer fire department’s latest evaluation. Fire protection districts are evaluated every five years on a list of criteria designed to...
Louisiana AG: Governor Should Veto Bill Killing Oil Lawsuit
Jun 5 2014 // Louisiana’s top attorney has recommended that Gov. Bobby Jindal veto a bill aimed at killing a lawsuit filed by a southeast Louisiana levee board against 97 oil and gas companies over damage to the state’s...
Skaggs Joins Louisiana Workers’ Comp Corp. as Senior VP
Jun 3 2014 // Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corp. (LWCC) has hired Jeffrey H. Skaggs as senior vice president of policyholder services and agency relations. Skaggs has more than 27 years of experience in commercial insurance...
