Latest Louisiana Headlines
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Traynor to Join Board at Louisiana’s AMERISAFE
Feb 26 2020 // Deridder, La.–based workers’ compensation insurer, AMERISAFE Inc., has elected Sean Traynor to its board of directors, effective March 1. Traynor is a general partner in the Healthcare Group of Welsh, Carson,...
Neptune Flood Insurance Offering Coverage in Louisiana
Feb 25 2020 // Neptune Flood, an all-digital, online flood insurance company, has officially opened for business in Louisiana. Louisiana is Neptune’s 39th state and is the second largest market for flood insurance in the United...
Louisiana Approved to Spend $1.2B in Flood Aid
Feb 24 2020 // Louisiana can soon start spending $1.2 billion in federal cash to fortify communities against future flood risks, after the governor’s office announced Friday that federal officials have approved the state’s...
Amerisafe in Louisiana Reports 4Q Earnings of $34M
Feb 21 2020 // Amerisafe Inc. on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $34 million. The Deridder, Louisiana-based company said it had profit of $1.76 per share. Earnings, adjusted for investment gains, were $1.70 per share. The...
Louisiana Student Hospitalized After Pushup Punishment Awarded $183K
Feb 18 2020 // A Louisiana appeals court ruled that a former high school student who was hospitalized after being ordered to perform 200 pushups as punishment was rightfully awarded more than $180,000 in damages. Former McKinley High...
No Injuries Reported After Fire Erupts at ExxonMobil Refinery in Louisiana
Feb 13 2020 // A blaze inside a Louisiana refinery turned the night sky a shade of orange, sent a large plume of smoke into the air over Baton Rouge, and its heat could be felt across the Mississippi River. ExxonMobil said its volunteer...
Louisiana Small Business Protection Act Now in Effect
Feb 12 2020 // Louisiana’s Small Business Protection Act (SBPA), passed in the 2019 Legislative Session and effective as of Feb. 1, aims to help make small business owners aware of proposed regulations that could negatively impact...
Families of 2 Killed in Louisiana Barge Crash Sue Vessel Owners
Feb 12 2020 // Families of two crew members killed in a barge collision on the Mississippi River have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the boats’ owners, saying the vessels weren’t seaworthy and the crash could have...
Man Pleads Guilty to Burning African American Churches in Louisiana
Feb 12 2020 // The aspiring ‘black metal’ musician who was arrested in a series of fires set at African American churches in Louisiana last spring pleaded guilty to federal and state criminal charges. The U.S....
3 Missing After Barge Crash on Mississippi River Near Louisiana Town
Jan 28 2020 // Three people were missing after two barge towing vessels collided Sunday on the Mississippi River in an accident that also may have released a small amount of toxic vapor into the air, the Coast Guard said. The Coast Guard...
Survey: Louisiana Private Workplace Injury, Illness Numbers Unchanged in 2018
Jan 27 2020 // The Louisiana Workforce Commission reports that the incidence rate of work-related injuries and illnesses among Louisiana’s private sector employers was essentially unchanged in 2018, according to a recent Bureau of...
Demotech: Louisiana’s Centauri National Insurance to Keep ‘A’ FSR
Jan 22 2020 // Demotech Inc. said the Financial Stability Rating (FSR) of A, Exceptional, assigned to Louisiana’s Centauri National Insurance Co. is being sustained based upon its pending acquisition by Avatar Partners LP, parent...
Little Change in Louisiana Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries, Illnesses in 2018
Jan 16 2020 // The Louisiana Workforce Commission reports that the incidence rate of work-related injuries and illnesses among Louisiana’s private sector employers was essentially unchanged in 2018, according to a recent Bureau of...
Wholesale Distributor in Louisiana to Pay $140K to Settle Disability Discrimination Suit
Jan 14 2020 // A wholesale distributor based in Jefferson Parish, La., has agreed to pay $140,000 and provide other significant relief to settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...
11 Dead After Storms Sweep Southern U.S., Midwest
Jan 13 2020 // Severe storms sweeping across southern portions of the U.S. and up into the Midwest were blamed Saturday in the deaths of at least 11 people, including two first responders, as high winds, tornadoes and unrelenting rain...
Declarations
Jan 13 2020 // Employee vs. Contractor “Little companies just trying to start out won’t be able to afford our services.” — Tamara Ellison, whose Ontario, Calif.-based company bears her name, has used independent...
Insurance Journal’s Top 10 South Central Region Stories of 2019
Jan 2 2020 // It almost seemed like there was a major fire or explosion per month at one petrochemical facility or another in the South Central region last year. That’s not really the case, but there were a number of high-profile...
Former Office Manager Sentenced to Prison for Embezzling $1.2M from Louisiana Business
Dec 31 2019 // The former office manager of a business headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has been sentenced to more than three years in prison after being convicted of embezzling more than $1 million from her employer. United...
Judge Overturns $15M Award to Ex-LA Times Columnist
Dec 30 2019 // A judge has overturned a jury’s award of nearly $15.5 million to a former sports columnist for the Los Angeles Times who said he was forced out of his job because of age and health discrimination. Superior Court...
New Limits on Lawsuits a Goal for Louisiana Republicans
Dec 27 2019 // After an election season in which conservative Republicans made Louisiana’s high car insurance rates a campaign issue, GOP lawmakers expect efforts to try to limit damages awarded in car wreck lawsuits to be front...
