Latest Louisiana Headlines
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Louisiana Citizens Increases Commercial Premiums
Nov 14 2011 // The board of the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has given final approval to a 22.1 percent rate increase for its 5,734 commercial policyholders, a move that could mean an increase of about $700 in the average...
Florida’s HomeWise Continues in Run-Off; Sells Louisiana Policies
Nov 14 2011 // Florida-based HomeWise Insurance Co. is now is full run-off mode as it attempts to pay all outstanding claims and other debts in order to avoid being taken over by Florida regulators. The Clearwater, Fla.-based home...
Former Louisiana Lawmaker Shepherd Released to Halfway House
Nov 10 2011 // A former Louisiana state senator who pleaded guilty to money laundering in a fraudulent security bond fraud case has been released from federal prison into a halfway house. The Federal Bureau of Prisons said Derrick...
Coast Guard OKs Winding Down BP Spill Cleanup
Nov 10 2011 // BP will no longer be responsible for cleaning up oil that washes up on the Gulf Coast unless officials can prove it comes from the company’s well that blew out in 2010, causing the worst offshore spill in U.S....
Louisiana Commissioner Re-elected by Large Margin
Nov 9 2011 // While pundits were saying that Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, with almost 66 percent of the vote, rolled up the most lopsided win in a governor’s race in recent times, he fell short of the victory margins scored by...
Louisiana Insurance Agent Arrested for Alleged Fraud, Forgery
Nov 7 2011 // A Shreveport, La., insurance agent has been arrested on charges of insurance fraud and forgery. The Louisiana State Police Insurance Fraud/Auto Theft Unit arrested Stephanie Losey, 57, on one count of insurance fraud....
Millions Awarded in Louisiana Oil Lawsuit
Nov 7 2011 // A Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana judge has awarded more than $11 million to a Houma family stemming from a dispute over unpaid oil royalties. The Courier reports attorney Michael St. Martin and his wife, Virginia, filed a...
The Demotech Company Classification System Reveals State Specialist Property/Casualty Insurers
Nov 7 2011 // Company Name State of Speciality 2010 TOTAL DPW Texas Mutual Insurance Co. TX 596,191 Old American County Mutual Fire Insurance Co. TX 575,100 SAIF Corporation OR 327,373 St. Johns Insurance Co. Inc. FL 257,106 Brickstreet...
People
Nov 7 2011 // Jim Donelon has been re-elected commissioner at the Louisiana Department of Insurance. Donelon, a Republican from Metairie, on Oct. 22 defeated Democrat Donald Hodge. Donelon has been insurance commissioner since...
Regulators Elect 2012 Officers; Florida’s McCarty Serves as President
Nov 4 2011 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has elected its 2012 officers. Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin M. McCarty will serve as president, and Louisiana Insurance Commissioner James J. Donelon will...
Louisiana’s Medical Treatment Guidelines Working, Agency Says
Nov 2 2011 // The Louisiana Workforce Commission says implementation of medical treatment guidelines for workers’ compensation is saving money. The LWC says about $2.5 million in potential litigation costs have already been saved...
ATVs Are Hot Items for Thieves in Louisiana
Nov 1 2011 // Bill Hawks is a guy who works extremely hard for the things he has. So, the Blanchard, La., resident was less than enamored one recent Sunday morning when he discovered thieves, too lazy to work for their toys, had...
50 Homes Added to Louisiana Hurricane Repair Program
Oct 28 2011 // Fifty additional homes have been added to a federal repair program for people in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, whose houses were damaged by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. The Times-Picayune reports the parish council...
Louisiana Must Turn Over Records to BP-U.S. Judge
Oct 28 2011 // Louisiana must quickly turn over documents requested by oil giant BP, or else face dismissal of its lawsuit against the company for losses caused by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, a judge ruled Thursday. Louisiana faces...
Louisiana Ranks Third in Job Growth Numbers in September
Oct 26 2011 // Louisiana’s jobs gain in September ranked third in the country, according to the federal Bureaus of Labor Statistics. Louisiana added 14,100 nonfarm jobs in September, behind only Florida (23,300) and Texas (15,400),...
Derelict Boats Will Be Pulled from Louisiana Bayous
Oct 25 2011 // Dozens of rotting, abandoned boats will be hauled out of Terrebonne Parish bayous as part of a parish-wide campaign to remove aquatic blight. The Courier reported that 43 boats will be removed from Bayou Grand Caillou,...
Donelon Re-elected as Louisiana Insurance Commissioner
Oct 24 2011 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon is retaining his elected post. Donelon, a Republican from Metairie, sailed to re-election on Oct. 22. He defeated little-known Democrat Donald Hodge, who criticized Donelon for...
Louisiana’s Sen. Landrieu Announces $33.9M for Hurricane Katrina Recovery
Oct 21 2011 // U.S. Sen. Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., has announced more than $33.9 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to repair New Orleans’ damaged water...
Drought, Flooding Cause Hard Times for Farmers in Arkansas, Louisiana
Oct 18 2011 // In a year when severe drought scorched the Southwest, a hurricane drowned crops in the East, and river flooding swamped farms in the Midwest, one of the worst places to be a farmer may be just west of the Mississippi...
Louisiana Woman Sues Facebook Over Cookies
Oct 14 2011 // A Louisiana woman is suing Facebook over allegations that the social networking site collects and stores users’ Internet browsing history without their permission. Former Louisiana Attorney General Richard Ieyoub...
