Latest Louisiana Headlines
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Baton Rouge, La., Woman Pleads Guilty in CE Credit Scam
Feb 1 2006 // Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr. reported that Marsha Lavernia Scott, aka Marsha L. Dillon, 3120 Lambert Drive, Baton Rouge, La., pled guilty on Jan. 23, 2006, to one count of filing false public records in...
Judge Gives Class Action Status to La. Oil-Spill Case
Feb 1 2006 // A federal judge has certified as a class action a lawsuit against Murphy Oil Corp. over an oil spill in Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina. U.S. District Judge Eldon Fallon’s decision applies to an area in St. Bernard...
La. Gov. Says Wait for FEMA Standards is Delaying Recovery
Jan 27 2006 // The wait for federal standards for home building is hampering Louisiana’s hurricane reconstruction efforts, according to Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco. The Federal Emergency Management Agency is developing a new set...
La. Citizens to Get Loans to Continue Paying Claims
Jan 27 2006 // With Louisiana’s state-run homeowners insurance company quickly running out of money to pay claims, a banking group is trying to put a loan in place to keep it afloat. Citizen’s Property Insurance has been...
Hurricane Center Upgrades Tropical Storm Cindy to Hurricane Status
Jan 27 2006 // Tropical Storm Cindy has been upgraded to hurricane status by the National Hurricane Center in Miami. Accumulated data analyzed by NHC indicates that Cindy was “a relatively short-lived tropical cyclone,” but...
Four Arrested in La. for Medicaid Fraud
Jan 27 2006 // Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr., announced that the following individuals have been arrested and each charged with two counts of Criminal Conspiracy to commit Medicaid Fraud and two counts of Medicaid...
La. Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Theft of Clients’ Insurance Money
Jan 26 2006 // A Thibodaux, La., lawyer recently pleaded guilty to more than 40 criminal charges stemming from an investigation into his misuse of clients’ insurance money. Keith Labat pleaded guilty to seven counts of felony...
La.’s Lexington General Agency Moves to Burns & Wilcox Offices
Jan 25 2006 // The staff and operations of Lexington General Agency Inc. of Hammond, La., have moved into the offices of Burns & Wilcox of Baton Rouge, effective Jan. 20, 2006. Gary Batten, vice president and branch manager of Burns...
FBI Uncovers Fraud in Miss., Creates Hurricane Task Force on Corruption
Jan 24 2006 // The FBI has uncovered fraud by public officials in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and has created a task force to investigate corruption as federal money pours into the Gulf Coast region, Mississippi’s top agent told...
Miss. Expert Says Hurricane Cycle Began in 1995, Still Going Strong
Jan 24 2006 // Hurricane Katrina brought much death and destruction to Mississippi and Louisiana, and upcoming hurricane seasons could be just as dangerous, according to Partick J. Fitzpatrick, a Mississippi State University...
I.I.I.: CLAIMS IN LA. EQUAL TO 25 YEARS OF PREMIUMS
Jan 23 2006 // The record total of homeowners insurance claims payments resulting from the 2005 hurricanes in Louisiana is enough to wipe out all homeowners premiums paid in the state during the past 25 years, as well as every dollar of...
Illinois courts should be for Illinois cases, not a tourism attraction
Jan 23 2006 // When people in other states think of Illinois, many things come to mind to epitomize some aspect of the state; for example, some people conjure up images of Abraham Lincoln, while others think of the World Champion Chicago...
Illinois courts should be for Illinois cases, not a tourism attraction
Jan 22 2006 // When people in other states think of Illinois, many things come to mind to epitomize some aspect of the state; for example, some people conjure up images of Abraham Lincoln, while others think of the World Champion Chicago...
I.I.I.: Claims in La. Equal to 25 Years of Premiums
Jan 22 2006 // The record total of homeowners insurance claims payments resulting from the 2005 hurricanes in Louisiana is enough to wipe out all homeowners premiums paid in the state during the past 25 years, as well as every dollar of...
LIRC Approves Post-Katrina Rate Hikes
Jan 20 2006 // The first post-Katrina increase in homeowners insurance rates has been approved by the Louisiana Insurance Rating Commission, beginning what is expected to be a line of rate increase requests this year. The commission...
La. Health Care Conference Scheduled for Jan. 23
Jan 19 2006 // The Tenth Annual Health Care Conference, sponsored by the Louisiana Department of Insurance, will be held on Monday, Jan. 23, 2006, at the Holiday Inn Select (formerly the Radisson Hotel and Conference Center) 4924...
La. State Police Arrest Orleans Parish Man for Fraud Attempt
Jan 19 2006 // The Louisiana State Police Insurance Fraud Unit reported that an Orleans Parish man has been arrested on a felony insurance fraud warrant. The arrest evolved from a complaint by a private insurance company. The Louisiana...
La. Agent Charged with Pocketing Customer Premiums
Jan 19 2006 // A Bogalusa, La., insurance agent was arrested and issued a cease and desist order for alleged felony theft and withholding of insurance premiums, the Louisiana Department of Insurance said. The DOI ordered Patricia...
Best Downgrades FSR for Louisiana Farm Bureau; Outlook Negative
Jan 18 2006 // A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to B+ (Very Good) from A- (Excellent) of Louisiana Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company (LFB) (Baton Rouge, La.). The rating has been removed from under review and...
Donation to Help Storm-Ravaged La. Parishes With New Building Codes
Jan 12 2006 // New, tougher building codes go into effect in March for all Louisiana’s coastal parishes, and a recent donation should help public officials interpret and enforce them. The Legislature passed a law in November 2005...
