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Ida Deaths Rise by 11 in New Orleans, Bringing Toll in Louisiana to 26
Sep 10 2021 // The death toll in Louisiana from Hurricane Ida rose to 26 on Sept. 8, after health officials reported 11 additional deaths in New Orleans, mostly older people who perished from the heat. The announcement was grim news amid...
Louisiana Nursing Homes Lose Licenses After Ida Deaths
Sep 9 2021 // Louisiana health officials said Sept. 8 they are revoking the licenses of nursing homes that were evacuated to a warehouse where seven residents died amid deteriorating conditions deemed too squalid to be safe after...
Louisiana Orders Insurers to Pay Hurricane Ida Evacuation Expenses
Sep 9 2021 // Louisiana’s top insurance regulator on Sept. 7 directed insurance companies pay policyholders’ Hurricane Ida evacuation expenses as damaged infrastructure and dangerous living conditions in Southeast Louisiana...
Insurers Urged to Pay Prohibited Use Coverage to Ida-Displaced Louisiana Policyholders
Sep 7 2021 // As tens of thousands of Louisianians are experiencing hardship after Hurricane Ida in the face of evacuations, physical damage to their homes and businesses, power outages, a lack of drinking water and localized gas...
Entergy Louisiana: Hurricane Ida Power Restoration Could Take Weeks
Sep 7 2021 // Full restoration of electricity to some of the hardest-hit areas of Louisiana battered to an unprecedented degree by Hurricane Ida could take until the end of the month, the head of Entergy Louisiana warned Sept. 4. At...
Insurance Industry Will Withstand Ida’s Losses in Louisiana, Neighboring States: Analysts
Sep 2 2021 // Though estimates of Hurricane Ida’s impact on the insurance industry vary, both AM Best and S&P Global Ratings say losses will be manageable for insurers and that no rating actions are expected as a result of the...
No Quick Relief in Sight for Louisiana in Ida’s Aftermath
Sep 2 2021 // Louisiana residents still reeling from flooding and damage caused by Hurricane Ida scrambled on Sept. 1 for food, gas, water and relief from the sweltering heat as thousands of line workers toiled to restore electricity...
Moody’s: Ida’s Impact Likely to Be Greater on Regional Insurers, State’s LA Citizens
Aug 31 2021 // While large, national property/casualty insurers with leading market shares in both the residential and commercial property markets in Louisiana will be exposed to losses resulting from Hurricane Ida, which hit the state...
Analysis: As Ida Strikes, Louisiana Still Waiting for Aid a Year After Laura
Aug 30 2021 // A powerful Hurricane Ida struck Louisiana on Aug. 29, but an equally powerful Hurricane Laura wrecked southwest Louisiana a year ago, leaving marks of devastation that remain evident today in blue-tarped roofs, damaged...
Louisiana Governor Seeks Major Disaster Declaration After Ida’s Landfall
Aug 29 2021 // Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has asked President Joe Biden for a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration due to the severe impact from Hurricane Ida, which slammed into Louisiana’s coast on Aug. 29 in Port...
Ida Loses Punch, Levees Hold; Louisiana Expects More Rain, Flooding
Aug 29 2021 // Ida lost some of its punch over southwestern Mississippi on Aug. 30 after making landfall in Louisiana as one of the most powerful hurricanes to hit the region, but it could still trigger heavy flooding, the National...
Video Shows Louisiana Trooper Pummeling Black Man
Aug 27 2021 // Graphic body camera video kept secret for more than two years shows a Louisiana State Police trooper pummeling a Black motorist 18 times with a flashlight – an attack the trooper defended as “pain...
Louisiana Hospital System Will Require Employees to Get Vaccinated
Aug 26 2021 // Louisiana’s largest hospital system, Ochsner Health, said that it is requiring all of its employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Oct. 29. The announcement came a day after the Pfizer vaccine received...
$40M in Hurricane Laura Repairs at Louisiana College
Aug 25 2021 // A southwest Louisiana community college says it has nearly completed more than $40 million in repairs and rebuilding needed because of damage from last year’s Hurricane Laura. The need for skilled workers to repair...
Massive 2016 Flood Still Defines South Louisiana Parish
Aug 24 2021 // Jennifer Carnevale’s yard can hold 23 inches of water before her house floods. She knows because her family has seen the water cross that all-important threshold, twice. “We’ve measured it,” the...
Hurricane Laura Hit Louisiana a Year Ago but Recovery Is Ongoing
Aug 24 2021 // Hurricane Laura made landfall in Southwest Louisiana nearly a year ago but local officials and state insurance regulators say the area still a long way to go to recover. Laura, which made landfall on August 27, 2020,...
Prosecutors in Louisiana Reach $2M Settlement with Exonerated Man
Aug 23 2021 // Local prosecutors have reached a $2 million settlement with a New Orleans man who spent 23 years in prison before being cleared on charges including rape and manslaughter. “I welcome this measure of justice after so...
Louisiana’s Orleans Parish to Pay $2M to Exonerated Man in Settlement
Aug 20 2021 // Local prosecutors have reached a $2 million settlement with a New Orleans man who spent 23 years in prison before being cleared on charges including rape and manslaughter. “I welcome this measure of justice after so...
Louisiana to Insurance Producers: You Must Have a License to Do Business in State
Aug 17 2021 // Louisiana insurance regulators issued a new advisory reminding people who sell insurance in the state that they must have a licensed to do so. According to the Louisiana Department of Insurance Advisory Letter 2021-05,...
Safety Regulations a Focus at Hearing into Deadly Louisiana Lift Boat Accident
Aug 16 2021 // A public hearing into the deadly capsizing of the Seacor Power lift boat off the coast of Louisiana has ended. The two-week U.S. Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation hearing concluded Aug. 13 with testimony from two...
