Latest Louisiana Headlines
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La. Appeals Court to Take on Katrina Levee Breach Lawsuits
Jun 7 2007 // In November, a judge gave hope to Louisiana homeowners trying to collect insurance money for flood damage caused by Hurricane Katrina. Now, that decision is under scrutiny. U.S. District Judge Stanwood Duval Jr. sided with...
La. Senate Backs Tax Break for Property Insurance Increases
Jun 6 2007 // People and businesses in Louisiana who are paying higher property insurance premiums since hurricanes Katrina and Rita should get a tax break for those increased costs, the Senate agreed June 4. The tax break proposal by...
House Approves Abolishing La.’s Rating Commission
Jun 6 2007 // Louisiana’s commission of insurance regulators should be abolished, replaced by a new consumer advocate in the state insurance department, the House voted June 4. Gov. Kathleen Blanco is backing the proposal, also...
La. House OKs Plan to Ease Insurance Rates in Hard Hit Parishes
Jun 6 2007 // Homeowners in Louisiana parishes hardest hit by hurricanes deserve a break from the artificially inflated property insurance rates charged by the state-backed insurance company, the House voted June 4. The bill by Rep....
New Corps Chief Says He’s Committed to Rebuilding New Orleans
Jun 5 2007 // A year after his predecessor acknowledged the Army Corps of Engineers’ responsibility for the catastrophic flooding in Hurricane Katrina, the newly appointed head of the agency toured this still-battered city May 31...
Property insurance rate hikes in store for La.
Jun 4 2007 // Louisiana regulators in late May approved property insurance rate hikes of 16 percent to 51 percent for three small companies, with larger increases for homeowners along the coast. The Louisiana Insurance Rating Commission...
La. sees rate decreases in workers’ comp filings
Jun 4 2007 // Workers’ compensation insurance rates are decreasing in Louisiana, according to Commis-sioner of Insurance Jim Donelon. Donelon attributes the positive change to a significant drop in loss costs for...
Declarations
Jun 4 2007 // Declarations If they can do it “Forty-nine other states feel comfortable with their departments of insurance regulating ratemaking.” — Louisiana Sen. Julie Quinn, R-Metairie. The Senate passed a...
News Currents
Jun 4 2007 // La. sees rate decreases in workers’ comp filings Workers’ compensation insurance rates are decreasing in Louisiana, according to Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon. Donelon attributes the positive change to...
Property insurance rate hikes in store for La.
Jun 4 2007 // Louisiana regulators in late May approved property insurance rate hikes of 16 percent to 51 percent for three small companies, with larger increases for homeowners along the coast. The Louisiana Insurance Rating Commission...
Nonfarm Job Growth Continues in La.
Jun 1 2007 // Louisiana gained 69,500 seasonally adjusted nonfarm jobs between April 2006 and April 2007, bringing the total number of jobs in the state to 1,905,200, the Louisiana Department of Labor announced...
La. Citizens Insurance Lacks Paperwork for Much of its Spending
May 31 2007 // Louisiana’s state-run insurance company of last resort for homeowners in storm-prone areas paid almost $300,000 for consultant services and expenses from 2004 to 2006, but lacked paperwork to back up almost...
La. Senate OKs Bill to Increase Coverage, Costs of Car Insurance
May 31 2007 // Car insurance requirements in Louisiana would be increased, boosting insurance costs for thousands of drivers who carry the minimum insurance needed, under a bill approved by the Senate recently. Supporters of the bill by...
La. Officials’ Insurer Sponsored Trips may Have Broken Law
May 30 2007 // Hunting and fishing trips taken by state officials and paid for by the state-run insurer of last resort, may have broken the law, according to a legislative audit report made public May 28. The audit found that Louisiana...
La. Legislative Session at Mid-point with Most Bills Still Hanging
May 30 2007 // Halfway through the legislative session, spending plans and tax cut proposals are at odds, insurance relief proposals in post-hurricane Louisiana are under negotiation, and most major bills still are awaiting...
La. Regulators Approve Property Insurance Rate Hikes
May 29 2007 // Louisiana regulators have approved property insurance rate hikes of 16 percent to 51 percent for three small companies, with larger increases for homeowners along the coast. The Louisiana Insurance Rating Commission on May...
La. Senate Votes to Abolish Insurance Rating Commission
May 25 2007 // Louisiana should abolish the commission of political appointees that regulates the insurance industry, the state Senate has voted, a move supported by the insurance industry. Senators voted 30-6 to approve a bill by Sen....
Workers’ Comp Companies Filing Rate Decreases in La.
May 25 2007 // Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon announced that rates for workers’ compensation insurance are decreasing, thanks to a large drop in loss costs for insurers. Most workers’ comp carriers in...
Plan Meant to Lower La. Citizens Rates Wins Panel’s Approval
May 25 2007 // The Louisiana House of Representatives Insurance Committee approved a plan meant to lower homeowners rates charged by Louisiana’s state-backed insurer, despite warnings that it will backfire and exacerbate the...
Corps Plans to Close La. Ship Channel Blamed for Katrina Flooding
May 22 2007 // The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said it wants to build a $50 million earthen dam to plug a New Orleans-area ship channel blamed for much of the flooding from Hurricane Katrina. The announcement at a meeting in Chalmette,...
