Latest Louisiana Headlines
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Louisiana Bill Would Force ‘Speed Trap’ Towns to Be Labeled as Such
Mar 26 2014 // Tiny towns across Louisiana that get more than half their annual income from speeding citations would be labeled “speed traps” with blinking signs posted to warn drivers, under a proposal heading to the full...
Louisiana Citizens Policyholders Receiving Application Refunds
Mar 26 2014 // Policyholders of Louisiana’s property insurer of last resort have begun receiving refunds for application fees that were charged to them without their knowledge, the state insurance department announced. The refunds...
Of Forklifts, UM Coverage and Unasked Questions
Mar 24 2014 // In perusing judicial decisions, it is not unusual to discover answers to questions one never thought to ask. One such question is whether a forklift is a “motor vehicle” under uninsured/underinsured motorists...
Louisiana Parish Denies FEMA Fraud Allegations in Gustav Cleanup
Mar 21 2014 // Attorneys say the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s threat to have Livingston Parish’s Hurricane Gustav debris removal monitors investigated for fraud is “gratuitous” and...
Grant to Help Raise Houses in Louisiana; Flood Insurance a Requirement
Mar 18 2014 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency is providing a grant to help pay for the elevation of 16 houses Jefferson Parish. The grant covers about $2.1 million of the estimated $2.7 million total cost of the project. FEMA...
USI Insurance Services Names Daigle President of Louisiana Operations
Mar 16 2014 // USI Insurance Services (USI) announced that Edward J. Daigle has been promoted to president of USI’s Louisiana practice. Daigle will be responsible for growing USI’s middle market brokerage practice in...
Expert: Louisiana Sinkhole Still Growing but Shows Signs of Stabilizing
Mar 14 2014 // A leading scientist studying the Bayou Corne-area sinkhole in Louisiana that emerged in an Assumption Parish swamp 18 months ago says the hole has shown signs of stabilizing. The Advocate reports a CB&I hydrogeologist...
Louisiana Workers’ Comp Declares Record Policyholder Dividend
Mar 12 2014 // Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (LWCC) has declared a 2013 dividend of $69.1 million, bringing the cumulative total dividend over the past 11 years to more than $300 million. The dividend, the...
Louisiana Health Insurers OK Third-Party Payers Through Nov. 15
Mar 12 2014 // The three major companies in Louisiana offering coverage through the federal insurance exchange have agreed to continue to accept premium payments through Nov. 15 from a program that helps HIV/AIDS patients cover their...
Insurance Agent Classes Offered at McNeese State in Louisiana
Mar 11 2014 // A property/casualty insurance pre-licensing course will be offered in Louisiana April 4-5 and April 11-12 at McNeese State University. The classes will be held from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. and are offered in partnership with by the...
People – South Central
Mar 10 2014 // Excess workers’ compensation insurance provider, Safety National Casualty Corp., announced a number of management appointments that became effective March 1. Tom Grove, assistant vice president – business...
Louisiana Runway Extension to Increase Traffic, Satisfy Insurance Requirements
Mar 6 2014 // On any given day, Louisiana Regional Airport just outside the city limits of Gonzales will have an average of 600 takeoffs and landings of small aircraft. The Advocate reports those numbers are likely to increase this...
Auto Fatalities Fell but Bicycle Crash Deaths Rose in Louisiana in 2012
Mar 5 2014 // More Louisiana bicycle riders died in crashes in 2012 than in any year in the preceding decade. The Louisiana Highway Safety Commission says 24 bicycle riders died that year, even as the number of people who died in motor...
Scientists: New Bubbles at Louisiana Sinkhole Site Could Signal Blast Risk
Feb 27 2014 // Authorities say state and parish agencies are testing to see whether newly discovered gas bubbles northeast of the Bayou Corne, La.-area sinkhole are tied to the swampland hole. The Advocate reports the state Office of...
Louisiana Property Policyholders Urged to File for Citizens Insurance Rebate
Feb 27 2014 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon is once again reminding property insurance policyholders that tax season is one of the easiest times to claim the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Assessment rebate. At a...
Insurers to Accept Premium Payments from Louisiana HIV Patients, for Now
Feb 27 2014 // A federal judge in Louisiana received assurances that three insurance companies won’t immediately stop accepting premium payments from a program that helps HIV and AIDS patients cover health care costs. After...
Louisiana Company Fined $91K for Safety, Health Violations
Feb 25 2014 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Carol Callahan, doing business as Natural Advantage, for 19 serious safety and health violations at the Oakdale, La., facility....
Louisiana Group Sues to Force Insurers to Take Federal AIDS Money
Feb 24 2014 // An advocacy group has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to force insurance companies in Louisiana to take payments from a federal program that helps HIV and AIDS patients. Lambda Legal filed the suit in a Baton Rouge federal...
Zewe to Head Louisiana Auto Theft and Insurance Fraud Prevention Authority
Feb 24 2014 // Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon announced Jeffrey Zewe has been appointed as Director of the Louisiana Automobile Theft and Insurance Fraud Prevention Authority (LATIFPA) at the Louisiana Department of Insurance...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Louisiana Insurance Agency Kent, Kent & Tingle
Feb 21 2014 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Kent, Kent & Tingle, a retail insurance broker based in Shreveport, La. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1989, Kent, Kent & Tingle (KK&T)...
