Latest Louisiana Headlines
All the headlines from our Louisiana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
La. Posts Nation’s Fastest Income Growth. But Will It Last?
Mar 28 2008 // For the second straight year, Louisiana has posted the fastest personal income growth in the nation, but a prominent economist says that the post-hurricane boost will not necessarily last. “To argue we’re the...
Suit Names Board Members, Former Execs of Louisiana Citizens
Mar 26 2008 // Two policyholders of the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. have filed a federal lawsuit against board members and former executives of the corporation, which was established by the state as an “insurer of...
Former State Representative Bowler Named La. Deputy Commissioner
Mar 25 2008 // Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon named former State Representative Shirley Bowler of Harahan to take over the vacant position of deputy commissioner of the Office of Management and Finance in the Department...
Declarations
Mar 24 2008 // Long-Term Vision Needed “The nation needs to develop a new long-term vision for its highway system that would include improving conditions and safety and reducing traffic congestion.” —William M. Wilkins,...
Dispute with Louisiana Insurance Department, Legislature Resolved
Mar 24 2008 // Steve Theriot, Louisiana’s legislative auditor, said a legal dispute between the legislature and state insurance department has been resolved. The dispute involved Theriot’s demand that Insurance Commissioner...
Business Moves
Mar 24 2008 // Texas Farmers Insurance Company Texas Farmers Insurance Company filed a rate increase for its “Texas Family Home Policy” with the Texas Department of Insurance. The increase would impact 200,000 customers or...
People
Mar 24 2008 // McQueary Henry Bowles Troy hired Jimmy Balagia as senior vice president in the firm’s property and casualty group in Austin. Balagia has 30 years of experience as a property and casualty broker/consultant and...
Help Finally Available for Louisiana’s Hurricane-Weary Fishermen
Mar 21 2008 // For the past two and a half years, Louisiana’s fishermen have relied on their natural gift for resourcefulness and made do with jury-rigged docks cobbled together from hurricane debris and spent countless hours in...
Louisiana’s Katrina-Hit Areas Among Fastest-Growing Counties
Mar 21 2008 // New Orleans and nearby St. Bernard Parish, areas that suffered huge population losses after Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005, are regaining residents so fast that they topped the U.S. Census Bureau’s list of...
Former La. Lawmaker: Restitution Cash from Insurance Co. Liquidation
Mar 20 2008 // Former Louisiana Senate president Michael O’Keefe, serving 19.5 years for stealing from a failed medical malpractice insurance company, said he and his codefendants plan to pay $4.7 million in restitution by using...
FEMA Changes Appeals Process for Rebuilding Projects in La.
Mar 19 2008 // State and federal officials are touting changes to the process for Louisiana communities to appeal decisions by the Federal Emergency Management Agency on funding to rebuild schools, roads, hospitals and other...
Louisiana Work Comp Rates Dropping
Mar 18 2008 // Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon announced that rates for workers’ compensation insurance are decreasing in Louisiana, based on a recent report from the National Council on Compensation Insurance...
Louisiana Lawmakers Approve Millions for Road, Bridge Projects
Mar 17 2008 // Louisiana Lawmakers have approved sweeping interstate expansions and the repaving of miles of highways as part of their plans to pour more than half of a billion-dollar state surplus into transportation projects. During...
Court Reinstates $6.3M Judgment Against State in La. Road Case
Mar 14 2008 // The state of Louisiana must pay $6.3 million plus interest to a wreck victim severely injured when ejected from the car of a suspected drunk driver speeding in Baton Rouge in 1994, a state appellate court has ruled. The...
Newton Joins GeoVera Holdings as State Executive for Louisiana
Mar 13 2008 // GeoVera Holdings announced that Bill Newton, a former Louisiana deputy insurance commissioner, has joined the company as Louisiana state executive. Newton will lead the company’s entrance into the Louisiana...
Attorneys Seek to Expand Lawsuit Arising from I-10 Well Blowout in La.
Mar 12 2008 // Attorneys for a Louisiana truck stop are seeking class-action status for a lawsuit against the company whose well blowout forced the closure of Interstate 10 last year. Silver’s Travel Center in Breaux Bridge filed a...
Conflicts Arising in Federal Rulings in Louisiana Hurricane Cases
Mar 11 2008 // Conflicting rulings by federal judges in New Orleans and in Lake Charles, La., are having major effects on how much money homeowners can collect on damage from the 2005 hurricanes, and there is no quick end to the conflict...
People
Mar 10 2008 // Midlands Management Corp. of Oklahoma City named Richard Jonathan Bird as executive vice president and chief operating officer. Bird will assist in leading all aspects of Midlands, including strategic marketing, business...
Report: Change in Contractors, Computer System Hindered La. Citizens
Mar 10 2008 // A Louisiana Insurance Department report shows that the state-sponsored Citizens Property Insurance Corp. had trouble handling claims for hurricanes Katrina and Rita because it was switching to new outside contractors and...
La. Judge Won’t Remove Broussard, Jeff Parish from Flood Lawsuit
Mar 7 2008 // A state judge in Louisiana has refused to remove Jefferson Parish and its president from a lawsuit filed by parish residents over flooding that followed Hurricane Katrina. At issue in the lawsuit is the decision to...
