Latest Louisiana Headlines
All the headlines from our Louisiana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
La. Romance Writer Booked on Insurance Fraud Charges
Apr 7 2005 // Louisiana state police say a New Orleans-based romance writer’s $1.8 million insurance claim for two diamond-encrusted bracelets was itself a romance: an extravagant story lacking basis in fact. Preposterous, says...
La. Man Pleads Guilty in CE Credit Scam
Apr 5 2005 // Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr. announced that Leo Vincent Jacob of Covington, La., has pled guilty to six counts of filing false public records in a criminal scheme that involved hundreds of insurance...
La. Sheriff’s Deputy and Two Others Accused of Insurance Fraud
Apr 4 2005 // The assistant chief sheriff’s deputy in Avoyelles Parish, La., and two other men are accused of defrauding an insurance company of $18,000, according to the Associated Press and the Alexandria Daily Town Talk. FBI...
People & Places
Apr 4 2005 // Jennifer Huddleston Home State Insurance Group Inc., based in Waco, Texas, announced the promotion of two executives. Michael Davis Jennifer D. Huddleston has assumed the position of president of Home State County Mutual...
South Central Homeowners Market Update
Apr 4 2005 // Judging from the homeowners insurance rate changes reported by the Arkansas Insurance Department for 2004, the highest increases were effective before August. The largest hike, 28.3 percent, was filed by Federal Insurance...
La. Governor Appoints Inspector General
Apr 4 2005 // Louisiana Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco appointed Sharon Buchanan Robinson as the new State Inspector General to lead the state’s efforts to prevent waste, mismanagement, abuse, fraud and corruption in the...
LA. MAN ADMITS ARSON CONSPIRACY
Apr 4 2005 // A Gretna, La., man has admitted plotting to have his hunting camp in Mississippi burned for insurance money, and agreed to testify against two men accused of torching the Plaquemines Parish Courthouse to destroy evidence,...
La. Governor Appoints Inspector General to Combat Fraud, Mismanagement
Mar 29 2005 // Louisiana Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco announced the appointment of Sharon Buchanan Robinson as the new State Inspector General to lead the office in the prevention of waste, mismanagement, abuse, fraud and...
Former La. Insurance Producer Arrested
Mar 21 2005 // A former Shreveport, La., insurance producer was arrested and issued a cease and desist order for allegedly misappropriating insurance funds, according to Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Robert Wooley. John Michael...
A Sinking Feeling in La.
Mar 21 2005 // The Louisiana State Police Insurance Fraud Unit reported it recently closed a month long investigation with the arrests of three Concordia Parish individuals. Michell Warren of Vidalia, Milton Cupstid of Ferriday and Fred...
Garland Joins Specialty Risk Associates
Mar 17 2005 // Shreveport, La.-based Specialty Risk Associates Inc. announced the addition of Thomas Garland as the new vice president of Underwriting and Marketing. Garland will coordinate the underwriting and marketing efforts of the...
La. Commissioner: Flex Band Saves $38 Million
Mar 14 2005 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance reported that information provided by Commissioner of Insurance Robert Wooley to a joint meeting of the Louisiana Senate and House Insurance Committees shows the positive results of...
Long-Term Care Insurance Guide Available in La.
Mar 9 2005 // Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance J. Robert Wooley announced that a 2005-2006 Long-Term Care Insurance Comparison Guide has been published by the Louisiana Department of Insurance’s Senior Health Insurance...
La. Secretary of State Rehires Former Top Deputy Away from Insurance Dept.
Mar 7 2005 // Louisiana Secretary of State Fox McKeithen, who was paralyzed in a fall last month, has rehired his former top aide. Al Ater, who once served as first assistant secretary of state, will return to the office, leaving his...
La. House and Senate Insurance Committees to Meet in New Orleans
Mar 7 2005 // Members of the of the Louisiana House Committee on Insurance and members of the Senate Committee on Insurance will hold a joint meeting on Mar. 9, 2005. The House Committee on Insurance is chaired by Rep. Karen Carter....
Soybean Rust Threatens Nine States, Farmers Rethinking Coverage Choices
Mar 7 2005 // A warning to prepare for the worst and hope for the best has been issued by researchers who discovered late last year that when Hurricane Ivan tore across the southeastern U.S. it brought with it wind-borne soybean rust...
La. State Police Make Insurance Fraud Arrests
Mar 3 2005 // The Louisiana State Police Insurance Fraud Unit reported that it recently closed a month-long investigation with the arrests of three Concordia Parish individuals. Michell Warren, 34, of Vidalia, Milton Cupstid, 58, of...
LDI Releases SHIIP Guide for Seniors
Feb 23 2005 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance reported its Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) has released the new 2005 Medicare Supplement Comparison Guide to help citizens over 65 shop for Medicare Supplement...
Louisiana: We Are Building It, Will They Come’
Feb 21 2005 // Ihave the privilege of serving as vice president of the Louisiana Surplus Line Association (LSLA) and chairman of the Louisiana Surplus Line Task Force. Our goal has been to share our thoughts on regulatory reforms and...
Louisiana Hotline Aims to ‘Stamp Out Fraud’
Feb 17 2005 // State government agencies in Louisiana hope to encourage citizens to report fraud by starting a statewide “Stamp Out Fraud” hot line, the Associated Press reported. The toll free number gives Louisiana...
