Latest Louisiana Headlines
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How Excess Emissions Ballooned in Texas
Jun 8 2023 // In the early hours of Aug. 22, 2020, Hurricane Laura was still just a tropical storm off the coast of the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean. But effects from the monstrous storm, which would ultimately take at least 81...
Lightning Suspected Cause in Louisiana Tank Fire
Jun 5 2023 // LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) – An evacuation order was lifted early Sunday for residents near a southwest Louisiana refining company where lighting is believed to have sparked a fire at a chemical storage tank. The fire at...
Sanctions Continue to Pile Up for McClenny Moseley & Associates
Jun 5 2023 // Even though they have been suspended from the practice of law, attorneys with Houston, Texas-based McClenny Moseley & Associates continue to rack up penalties as federal judges clean up a mess created by the law...
Survey: 17% of Louisiana Homeowners Lost Coverage in 2022
Jun 2 2023 // A survey published this week by Louisiana State University (LSU)’s Manship School of Mass Communication found that 17% of residents reported their provider cancelled their policy in 2022. The results are part of the...
FEMA Hit by Multi-State Lawsuit Over Flood Insurance Rating Formula
Jun 2 2023 // A federal lawsuit claims FEMA failed to take into account skyrocketing flood insurance costs generated by its new rating system, Risk Rating 2.0. Ten states, along with 43 Louisiana parishes and more than a dozen levee...
Louisiana Dept. of Insurance Reminds Residents of Roof Coverage Ahead of Hurricane Season
May 31 2023 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) is reminding residents to review and assess their roof insurance coverage ahead of the 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season, which begins June 1. LDI recommends policyholders review...
Louisiana Parishes Top List of Riskiest US Housing Markets
May 30 2023 // A pair of Louisiana parishes lead CoreLogic’s ranking of riskiest U.S. housing markets based on natural-disaster probability. CoreLogic’s Climate Risk Analytics: Composite Risk Score (CRA Composite Risk Score)...
New Orleans TV Station Airs MMA Partner’s Admissions During Staff Meeting
May 26 2023 // A New Orleans television station broadcast an audio recording of a founding partner of the McClenny Moseley & Associates law firm admitting that his law firm used a roofing company and a marketing firm to sign on...
Special Trustee Appointed to Assist Clients of McClenny Moseley
May 23 2023 // The Louisiana Supreme Court appointed an attorney to take control of the “multitude of hurricane and storm-related” lawsuits filed in state courts by McClenny Moseley and Associates. In an order posted online...
Declarations
May 22 2023 // Riskworld Safety “I wanted to bring this update to let everyone know that everyone at Riskworld is safe and sound. … We’ve unfortunately had to cancel the closing finale session simply out of an abundance...
Second Round of Insure Louisiana Incentive Program Canceled; Additional Funding Awaits
May 19 2023 // The second application period for the Insure Louisiana Incentive Program was canceled this week as the Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) waits on lawmakers to appropriate more funding for the program. The 30-year day...
Sanctions Continue to Pile Up for McClenny Moseley & Associates
May 19 2023 // Even though they have been suspended from the practice of law, attorneys with McClenny Moseley & Associates continue to rack up penalties as federal judges clean up a mess created by the law firm’s mass filing of...
Chemicals Company Agrees to $75K Settlement Over Hazardous Pollutants at Louisiana Plant
May 16 2023 // The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced a settlement with Evonik Corporation that will reduce emissions of ethylene oxide and other hazardous air pollutants by 5.6 tons per year from a facility in...
Louisiana Dept. of Insurance: $92M in Payouts Collected in 2022
May 16 2023 // Louisiana Commissioner Jim Donelon announced the Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) helped consumers collect over $92.3 million in payouts in addition to the original amounts offered by insurance companies in...
Alliant Insurance Foundation Announces Education Partnership With Louisiana’s Southern University
May 9 2023 // The Alliant Insurance Foundation, in partnership with Southern University, the Louisiana Department of Insurance, and the Spencer Educational Foundation, has launched its first initiative, funding a risk management and...
Louisiana Goodwill Store Fined $60K Over Disability Discrimination Suit
May 8 2023 // Goodwill Industries of Southeast Louisiana, Inc. has agreed to pay a former employee $60,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The...
Historic Louisiana Hotel Damaged by Fire
May 8 2023 // ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) – Central Louisiana’s historic Hotel Bentley was damaged Friday by a fire in which one person was believed to be injured. The fire, which damaged the building’s exterior on the north...
Louisiana Deputies Want Black Woman’s Excessive Force Suit Dismissed
May 5 2023 // NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Two white Louisiana sheriff’s deputies who forced a Black woman facedown to the ground in 2020 as they investigated an allegation that she had been riding a motorcycle without a helmet asked...
AM Best Revises Outlook to Negative for Louisiana Farm Bureau Mutual
May 4 2023 // AM Best has revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) of Louisiana Farm Bureau Mutual...
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Fines McClenny Moseley $2M
May 3 2023 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner James Donelon on Tuesday issued $2 million in fines against McClenny Moseley & Associates and three of its partners, the maximum amount allowed by law. “The illegal insurance...
