Latest Louisiana Headlines
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Louisiana Lawmakers Launch Probe Into Fatal Arrest of Black Motorist
Feb 17 2022 // Declaring “no cover-up will be tolerated,” Louisiana’s top GOP lawmaker announced a bipartisan legislative investigation into the deadly 2019 arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene, an inquiry that will...
Judge Blocks Biden Order on Calculating Climate Risks in Government Decisions
Feb 14 2022 // A federal judge on Friday blocked for now the Biden administration from restoring Obama-era values for calculating the cost of climate change in the government’s permitting, investment and regulatory decisions. The...
7 More Charged in Louisiana Staged Automobile Collision Scheme
Feb 14 2022 // Seven more people have been charged in New Orleans for their participation in a scheme to stage collisions with commercial trucks, bringing the total number of defendants charged in the federal probe up to 47. United...
Louisiana Insurance Dept. Tells Policyholders to File Ida Proof of Loss by Feb. 25
Feb 10 2022 // Louisiana policyholders seeking to file proof of loss for damage due to Hurricane Ida have until Feb. 25, when a 180-day deadline for most residential and commercial property insurance policies expire. Louisiana Insurance...
Pipeline’s Safeguards Malfunctioned in Louisiana Diesel Spill
Feb 9 2022 // A corroded pipeline that ruptured and spilled 350,000 gallons (1.6 million liters) of diesel fuel into a New Orleans area wetland did not have a fully functioning leak detection system at the time, according to federal...
NTSB Report Recounts Final Moments Before Fatal Louisiana Helicopter Crash
Feb 7 2022 // A helicopter was seen descending toward the ground in a nose-down position before it crashed near Houma, killing the pilot and a passenger, federal investigators said. The account was included Friday in the National...
About 100 Catalytic Converters Discovered in Louisiana Raid
Feb 7 2022 // Police seized about 100 catalytic converters and arrested two people during a raid at a Baton Rouge home. Officers executing a search warrant Thursday evening arrested a 39-year-old man and a 34-year-old woman after...
Louisiana Power Company Seeks $450 Million For Stronger Electric Grid
Feb 7 2022 // Louisiana’s largest power company is asking the Federal Emergency Management Agency for $450 million to make its electric grid more resilient, under a program to help communities prepare for hurricanes and other...
Louisiana Court Disbars Attorney Who Allegedly Mishandled Claims Case
Feb 7 2022 // The Louisiana Supreme Court has disbarred a Lafayette attorney accused of failing to properly handle a client’s case, then lying to investigators about it. Brad Thomas Andrus was formally disbarred, ordered to pay...
Louisiana to Streamline Form-Filing Process for Five New Commercial Lines
Feb 4 2022 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance announced Feb. 3 that it is streamlining the form-filing process for five additional lines of commercial insurance by adding them to the list of lines eligible for certified...
Louisiana Department of Insurance Fines Auto Insurer $350,000 Over Improper Activity
Feb 2 2022 // Auto insurer Lyndon Southern Insurance Company has paid a maximum $350,000 fine after the Louisiana Department of Insurance performed a comprehensive market conduct examination of the company and found 32 instances of...
Louisiana Commissioner: Insurers Have Paid or Reserved $10.5 Billion in Ida Claims
Feb 1 2022 // Insurers have paid or reserved $10.5 billion on all types of Hurricane Ida-related claims in Louisiana through the end of 2021, Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon said in a release Jan. 31. The Louisiana Department of...
FEMA Extends Hurricane Housing in Louisiana
Jan 31 2022 // Nearly 2,000 households that survived Hurricanes Laura and Delta in Louisiana are getting more time in FEMA-provided housing as they complete the final steps of their recovery. The original end for the temporary housing...
Louisiana Accepting Buyout Applications in Flood-Prone City
Jan 31 2022 // The state of Louisiana is now accepting buyout applications from some property owners in a Livingston Parish neighborhood that continually floods. The buyout program affects property owners in Priority Zone 1 of the Spring...
Louisiana Tire Plant Fire Blazes for 10 Days
Jan 31 2022 // About 65% of a 10-day-old fire at a shuttered tire processing plant in central Louisiana has been doused with water and smothered with dirt, reducing a thick plume of black smoke that had been visible for miles, state...
Explosion at Louisiana Chemical Plant Injures 6
Jan 28 2022 // An explosion on Jan. 26 at a southwest Louisiana chemical plant has left at least six people with minor injuries. The explosion occurred at an empty ethylene dichloride storage tank shortly before 11 a.m., a spokesperson...
Explosion Damages Louisiana Court’s Power Grid, Contractor Injured
Jan 27 2022 // A courthouse in north Louisiana will be closed indefinitely so that repairs can be made to the building’s main power distribution system. Crews are assessing damage to the Caddo Parish Courthouse’s power grid...
Louisiana Court Disbars Attorney Who Allegedly Mishandled Client’s Claim Case
Jan 26 2022 // The Louisiana Supreme Court has disbarred a Lafayette attorney accused of failing to properly handle a client’s case, then lying to investigators about it. Brad Thomas Andrus was formally disbarred, ordered to pay...
Terrebonne, Louisiana Levee System to Get $379 Million in Federal Money
Jan 25 2022 // A levee system that protects Terrebonne and parts of Lafourche from Gulf of Mexico hurricanes will receive $379 million in federal money from the infrastructure bill passed by Congress, officials said Jan. 19. U.S. Sen....
Louisiana Homeowners Insurer Americas Placed In Receivership
Jan 24 2022 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon has placed a homeowners insurance company in receivership after the insurer suffered losses from the combination of Hurricanes Laura, Delta and Zeta in 2020 and Hurricane Ida in...
