Latest Louisiana Headlines
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La. Judge Denies Move to Block Citizens from Hiking Rates
Dec 22 2006 // A judge has denied a request from a homeowner to immediately block Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. from raising rates, but will consider arguments that the state’s insurer of last resort is...
La. Judge: Insurers Liable for Water
Dec 21 2006 // Even though a homeowner’s insurance policy said floods were not covered, leaving that statement out of the application left the company liable for damages to a house destroyed by Hurricane Rita’s winds and...
La. Woman, Stopped for Traffic Violation, Charged with Trying to Kill Officers
Dec 20 2006 // A Lecompte, La., woman was charged with attempting to kill two Pineville police officers as she fled the scene of a routine traffic stop, Pineville Police Staff Sgt. Darrell Basco said. Shelby Darlene Chambers, 45, was...
La. Gov. Gets Just Two Bills Passed in Special Session
Dec 18 2006 // Legislators gave Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco little of what she wanted in her failed legislative session, approving just two of her bills on Dec. 15: plans to rebate homeowners’ insurance fees and to use $300...
La. Rating Commission Rejects Key Rule Change for Allstate
Dec 18 2006 // A panel of state insurance regulators on Dec. 15 rejected a proposed rule change that Allstate Insurance Co. cites as critical to deciding the company’s long-term future in Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina. The...
La. House Approves Insurance Tax Credit for Homeowners
Dec 15 2006 // Louisiana homeowners deserve a rebate for the property insurance fees they pay to bail out the state-run insurance company, members of the state’s House of Representatives decided Dec. 13. The measure, by Rep. Taylor...
Recovery Czar to Meet with Insurer Regarding Southern La.
Dec 14 2006 // Federal recovery czar Donald Powell says he plans to meet with St. Paul Travelers Companies Inc. about the company’s recent decision not to renew commercial property insurance policies in southern Louisiana. During a...
Lawsuit Filed to Block La. Citizens from Hiking Rates
Dec 14 2006 // A homeowner has filed a lawsuit claiming that Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. is insolvent and should be barred from raising its rates. Calvin Gordon Sr., of New Orleans, said that because Citizens, the...
La. Gov. Can’t Drum up Votes for Spending Plans
Dec 13 2006 // Republican lawmakers in Louisiana’s House of Representatives helped stall Gov. Kathleen Blanco’s spending plans, but the governor said she’s not negotiating with the GOP legislators any further in the...
La. Insurance Agent Arrested and Issued C&D Order
Dec 12 2006 // An Albany, La., insurance agent was recently arrested and issued a cease and desist order on charges of fraud, forgery and misappropriation of funds, the Louisiana Department of Insurance reported. Roberta Ann...
Texas Agent Accused of Issuing Bogus Insurance Certificates in La.
Dec 12 2006 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance announced that a Texas insurance agent has been told to cease and desist engaging in allegedly fraudulent insurance activities in Louisiana where he is not a licensed agent. The...
La. Gov.’s Spending Plans Approved by House Appropriations Committee
Dec 11 2006 // A nearly $2 billion package of pay raises, road repairs, insurance rebates, health care and other spending sought by Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco easily sped through a House committee Dec. 9. The House Appropriations...
Democratic Rep. Jefferson wins House Runoff Election in La.
Dec 11 2006 // U.S. Rep. William Jefferson of Louisiana easily defeated his fellow Democratic opponent in a runoff election Dec. 10, despite an ongoing federal bribery investigation. In complete but unofficial returns, Jefferson,...
ST. PAUL TRAVELERS WON’T RENEW SOME COMMERCIAL POLICIES IN NEW ORLEANS
Dec 11 2006 // St. Paul Travelers said Dec. 1 that it will stop renewing many commercial insurance policies in the New Orleans area next year, stoking fears that other insurers are prepared to pull out of the market after Hurricane...
La.’s Gov. Blanco calls special session
Dec 11 2006 // Despite calls from some legislators to wait, Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco called for a special session of the state legislature to meet Dec. 8 through 17. The focus of the session will be on taxes, roads,...
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Dec 10 2006 // La.’s Gov. Blanco calls special session Despite calls from some legislators to wait, Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco called for a special session of the state legislature to meet Dec. 8 through 17. The focus...
La. Lawmakers See Little Hope for Insurance Reform
Dec 8 2006 // Louisiana lawmakers will debate changes to state insurance laws beginning Dec. 8, but several said there’s little chance of passing major initiatives to address the problems homeowners face in finding and affording...
La. Legislative Panel Adds $1.6B to Budget but Stalls on $827M
Dec 7 2006 // Louisiana’s budget has been boosted by $1.6 billion, money lawmakers can spend in a special session scheduled to start Dec. 8. But the Senate president blocked attempts to enrich financial forecasts by another $827...
La. Gov. Urges Insurer to Reverse Plan to Stop Renewing Commercial Policies
Dec 7 2006 // Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco met with the state’s largest commercial insurer on Dec. 5, trying to convince executives to reverse an earlier decision to stop renewing policies in the New Orleans area next year. St....
La. Gov. Presses Ahead with Special Session for Dec. 8-17
Dec 5 2006 // Despite calls to cancel, Gov. Kathleen Blanco issued her formal plan Dec. 2 to bring lawmakers back to the Capitol for a special legislative session to spend as much as $2 billion in new state dollars on pay raises, tax...
