Latest Louisiana Headlines
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Lawsuit Over U.S. Wage Rule Focused on Louisiana Crawfish Processors
Apr 30 2021 // Federal regulators are using an illegally adopted rule and unreliable research in allowing Louisiana crawfish processors to hire foreign workers at “depressed and stagnated wages” — wages that also hold down...
Louisiana 2020 Hurricane Insured Claim Costs Still Rising
Apr 30 2021 // Insurers have increased by 25% since the end of last year estimates of the claims costs for three hurricanes that struck Louisiana in 2020, according to the state insurance department. The Louisiana Department of Insurance...
Louisiana Refineries to Pay $5.5M for Lake Charles-Area Contamination
Apr 28 2021 // Nine oil refineries and chemical companies in the Lake Charles area have agreed to pay the federal government $5.5 million for their contamination of parts of the northern Calcasieu River estuary. The settlement was...
Louisiana Bills Target LSU Sex Assault, Harassment Scandals
Apr 23 2021 // Louisiana senators on April 21 started moving legislation prompted by the sexual misconduct scandals at Louisiana State University, measures aimed at tightening rules for how colleges must handle allegations of sexual...
Northwest Louisiana Condominium Building Destroyed by Fire
Apr 23 2021 // A fire at a northwest Louisiana condominium complex has destroyed 30 units. The Shreveport Fire Department tells local news outlets that it took three-and-a-half hours on April 21 to bring the blaze under control at the...
Louisiana Bills Promote Private Flood Insurance, Target Staged Accidents
Apr 20 2021 // Louisiana insurance regulators have proposed separate pieces of legislation that would promote the writing of private flood insurance in the state and increase penalties associated with staged auto accidents. A third bill...
Another Earthquake Reported Near Louisiana-Texas Border
Apr 19 2021 // A second earthquake has sent some shock waves to parts of north Louisiana near the Texas border. A 3.1 magnitude earthquake was registered about 7:43 p.m. on April 15, about 6 miles west of Blanchard, Louisiana and near...
Louisiana Accuses Alabama Agency, Owner of Fraudulent Marketing, Submissions
Apr 16 2021 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) has issued a cease and desist order to a Birmingham, Ala., insurance agency, Senior Care Services LLC, alleging the company uses false or misrepresentative facts and information...
12 Missing After Ship Capsizes Off Coast of Louisiana
Apr 15 2021 // Twelve people were still missing on April 14 after six other crew members were pulled from rough seas following the capsizing of their commercial platform vessel during a “microburst” of bad weather off the...
State of Emergency Declared in South Louisiana Parish After Tornado
Apr 12 2021 // A south Louisiana parish is declaring a state of emergency after a tornado killed one person and injured seven in Palmetto on April 10. St. Landry Parish President Jessie Bellard said on Facebook that two of the injured...
Union Sues Northwest Louisiana School System Over ‘Heroes’ Stipend
Apr 8 2021 // A teachers union has sued a northwest Louisiana school system, saying a $1,000 bonus discriminates against women, older workers and disabled people. The Caddo Parish School Board approved the “Caddo Heroes Stipend...
Louisiana Construction Firm, Feds Reach Settlement in Whistleblower Case
Apr 7 2021 // A Louisiana-based construction and hauling firm and the U.S. Department of Labor in late March reached a settlement in a whistleblower/retaliation case. Labor officials had filed administrative orders against D.G....
Security Service Insurance Acquires Louisiana’s Pace Insurance Managers
Apr 7 2021 // San Antonio-based Security Service Insurance, an independent agency currently licensed in eight states, has acquired Pace Insurance Managers LLC. (Pace) in Springhill, Louisiana. With Security Service Insurance agents...
Louisiana Treasurer Says $700K from 2010 BP Oil Spill Settlement Unclaimed
Apr 5 2021 // Louisiana’s treasurer says the state is holding more than $700,000 that has so far gone unclaimed by people and businesses affected by the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. That’s the worth of class...
Northwest Louisiana Shaken by 3.0 Mag Quake
Apr 5 2021 // A minor earthquake early on March 30 shook Northwest Louisiana, the U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Department of the Interior confirmed. A 3.0 magnitude earthquake struck near the Blanchard area, northwest of...
First Louisiana Insurance Is Now a Higginbotham Company
Mar 26 2021 // Fort Worth, Texas-based Higginbotham has partnered with First Louisiana Insurance, an independent agency located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to establish its second office in that state. First Louisiana Insurance provides...
Kin Insurance to Offer Homeowners Coverage in Louisiana
Mar 25 2021 // Kin Insurance is expanding to offer homeowners insurance coverage in Louisiana. The company said the expansion into the underserved Louisiana market creates new opportunities for residents — especially for those in...
FEMA Allocates Additional $22M for Hurricane Laura Recovery in Louisiana
Mar 23 2021 // Nearly $22 million in additional funding is now available from FEMA to assist in recovery from Hurricane Laura in Louisiana. FEMA said that damage from Laura was so severe that it crossed the threshold of FEMA’s...
Farmers Insurance Now Offering Direct-to-Consumer Policies in Louisiana
Mar 23 2021 // Farmers Insurance has launched a range of insurance products in Louisiana that consumers can customize. The company said Louisiana customers can now access quotes and purchase auto, home, condo, and renters products in a...
Bernhard Capital Forges Partnership with Louisiana’s Gray Casualty & Surety
Mar 22 2021 // A group of investors led by Bernhard Capital Partners Management LP (Bernhard Capital), a services and infrastructure-focused private equity management firm, has entered into an agreement to make a significant investment...
