Latest Louisiana Headlines
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May 3 2010 // 30 Terry Lisotta, former CEO of Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. was sentenced to 30 months in prison for improperly spending more than $29,000 of the company’s money on lavish meals, trips, sports tickets...
Appeals Court Tosses $35M Louisiana Citizens Settlement
May 3 2010 // The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals tossed out the $35 million settlement of two class action lawsuits against Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp., saying the deal was not fair to some policyholders. The ruling could...
Gulf States’ Wildlife Reserve, Tourism, Fisheries at Risk from Oil Spill
Apr 30 2010 // A massive oil slick from a blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico is expected to reach a wildlife reserve at the mouth of the Mississippi River Thursday as it threatens the environmentally delicate coastline of Louisiana and...
Gulf Coast Shrimpers Sue Oil Firm BP, Drilling Platform Owners Over Spill
Apr 30 2010 // Shrimpers in Louisiana and Alabama have filed class-action lawsuits against oil giant BP Plc and owners of the drilling platform that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, as claims for economic losses anticipated from the...
U.S. Congressman Requests Disaster Assistance for Louisiana Fishermen
Apr 30 2010 // U.S. Congressman Charlie Melancon of Louisiana has urged federal administrators to direct disaster funding to Louisiana’s commercial and recreational fishermen as a result of the explosion and oil spill from the...
Gulf of Mexico Leak Grows, Oil Slick Near Shore
Apr 29 2010 // The U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday five times as much oil as previously estimated was leaking from a well beneath the site of a deadly drilling rig explosion as the slick threatened wide-scale coastal damage for four U.S....
Federal Judge Awards $164K in Damages in Chinese Drywall Case
Apr 29 2010 // A federal judge in Louisiana has ordered a manufacturer of faulty drywall from China to pay more than $164,000 to a Louisiana family as result of damage to their home from the wallboard. The ruling is the second time in...
Bills Banning Handheld Phones While Driving Pass Louisiana Committee
Apr 29 2010 // Two bills that would ban the use of handheld cell phones while driving have breezed out of the Louisiana House of Representatives Transportation Committee. Both would allow drivers to talk using hands-free devices. One...
Florida’s 21st Century Drops Bid to Acquire HomeWise; Gets Rate Hike
Apr 28 2010 // Florida’s 21st Century Holding Co. has dropped its bid to acquire domestic property insurer HomeWise Holdings at the same time it reported that its own Florida property insurance unit it has received approval to...
Louisiana Senate Passes Ban on Insurance Cancellations Due to Drywall
Apr 28 2010 // The Louisiana Senate has passed a measure that would ban against property insurers dropping or changing coverage for homes or businesses that contain Chinese-made drywall, which has been blamed for home corrosion and...
Quick End to Gulf Oil Leak Depends on Robot Subs
Apr 27 2010 // Crews have been using a robot submarine to try to stop an oil leak resulting from the explosion at an oil drilling platform off the coast of Louisiana. The oil is leaking nearly a mile below the surface of the Gulf of...
Former Louisiana Citizens CEO Gets 30-Month Jail Sentence
Apr 26 2010 // The former chief executive at Louisiana’s state-run insurance company has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for improperly spending more than $29,000 of the company’s money on lavish meals, trips, sports...
Tornadoes Rip Southern States; 10 Dead; 1,000 Homes Destroyed
Apr 26 2010 // Dozens of tornadoes left a path of destruction more than 50 miles long throughout the southern U.S.—including Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee—over the weekend. Ten people were...
Louisiana Bill Would Ban Insurance Cancellations Due to Chinese Drywall
Apr 23 2010 // A prohibition against insurance companies dropping coverage for homes or businesses that contain corrosive, Chinese-made drywall has advanced in the Louisiana Senate. The bill by Sen. Julie Quinn, R-Metairie, would bar...
Appeals Court Tosses $35M Louisiana Citizens Settlement
Apr 23 2010 // The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals tossed out the $35 million settlement of two class action lawsuits against Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp., saying the deal was not fair to some policyholders. The appellate...
Surplus Lines Rate, Form Filing Exemption Bill Passes Louisiana House
Apr 22 2010 // Louisiana House Bill 285 by Rep. Pearson, which exempts surplus lines from filing rates and forms, has passed the state’s House of Representatives. According to David Tatman, a representative for the Louisiana...
Louisiana Bill Would Limit Liability of Mardi Gras Float-Builders
Apr 20 2010 // A bill passed by the Louisiana House to limit the liability of float-builders would damage future attempts for float riders or watchers to sue when parade festivities hurt or kill someone, says a man whose brother died in...
State Farm Sues TDI; Files to Increase Homeowners Rates in Louisiana
Apr 19 2010 // State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. filed a lawsuit against the Texas Department of Insurance after the state agency took the unprecedented move of publicizing on its Web site recent rate hike proposals by the...
Louisiana Court: Policy Exclusions Can’t Be Used to Deny Drywall Claims
Apr 19 2010 // A Louisiana court has rebuffed an insurer’s use of the pollution exclusion and two other exclusions in an “all risk” homeowners insurance policy to deny claims resulting from Chinese...
Louisiana Citizens OKs 7% on Average Residential Rate Hike
Apr 19 2010 // Homeowners who are dependent on Louisiana’s property insurer of last resort will see rates increasing by an average 7 percent statewide. Rate increases — as well as decreases — will vary widely, especially in...
