Latest Louisiana Headlines
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Study: La. Slipping Very Slowly Into the Gulf of Mexico
Jan 3 2007 // A new report by scientists studying Louisiana’s sinking coast says the land is not just sinking, it’s sliding ever so slowly into the Gulf of Mexico. The new findings may add a kink to plans being drawn up to...
La. Reports Stable Unemployment Rate; Strong Nonfarm Job Growth
Jan 2 2007 // Louisiana gained 1,400 nonfarm jobs in November 2006 and 59,900 jobs over the year, according to the Louisiana Department of Labor. The November 2006 nonfarm job gains were repeated in every Metropolitan Statistical Area...
Deadline is Jan. 2 to Apply for Aid for Oct. Storm Damage in La.
Jan 2 2007 // Louisiana residents whose homes or businesses sustained damage in the Oct. 16, 2006, storm have until Jan. 2, 2006, to apply for Federal Emergency Management Agency assistance. Two major storms dumped more than 20 inches...
La.’s DEQ Works to Dispose Flooded Cars; State to Share Cost
Jan 2 2007 // The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality is trying to partner with local governments to dispose of more than 10,000 flooded vehicles collected after the 2005 hurricane season. Still, the project will not be...
Ga.-Based Auto Writer AssuranceAmerica Expands to Louisiana
Dec 29 2006 // AssuranceAmerica Corp., an Atlanta based insurance holding company, has written its first auto insurance policy in Louisiana. The company now writes in six states including Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, Alabama and...
Study: Health Care Costs in La. Rise Faster Than Paychecks
Dec 29 2006 // The costs of health insurance for a Louisiana family are rising much quicker than paychecks are growing, a new report says. From 2000 to 2006, the health care premiums for Louisiana’s families grew nearly five times...
FEMA Says Disaster Tax Relief Available for La. Residents
Dec 28 2006 // Louisiana residents who suffered damages from the severe storms and flooding that occurred between Oct. 16 and Nov. 8, 2006, may be eligible for disaster tax relief from the Internal Revenue Service, the Federal Emergency...
Former La. Insurance Agent Arrested on Fraud Charges
Dec 28 2006 // A former Oakdale, La., insurance agent was arrested and issued a cease and desist order on charges of fraud and misappropriation of funds, Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon announced recently. John Craig...
No rule change for Allstate in La.
Dec 25 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...
Despite ‘uneventful’ year, there was no escaping catastrophes in 2006
Dec 25 2006 // It was difficult to get away from natural catastrophes in 2006, even though the year was relatively unscathed by those types of events. Back-to-back 2005 Hurricanes Katrina and Rita continued to wreak havoc on insurance...
Declarations
Dec 25 2006 // No long-term negatives “Fortunately lawmakers did not pass legislation that will have negative long-term consequences for consumers and the insurance market.” — Greg LaCost, assistant vice president and...
Top 10 Stories of the Year – South Central
Dec 24 2006 // It was difficult to get away from natural catastrophes in 2006, even though the year was relatively unscathed by those types of events. Back-to-back 2005 Hurricanes Katrina and Rita continued to wreak havoc on insurance...
Rating commission also denies rate hikes for La. Citizens
Dec 24 2006 // 10 No rule change for Allstate in La. 11 ID theft warning in Okla. AG cites scam targeting customers of Ketchum bank 11 Agents selling federal flood policies must have training Ark. reminds producers of their...
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...
