Latest Louisiana Headlines
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Explosion Shakes Dow Chemical Plant in Louisiana; No Injuries Reported
Nov 4 2019 // No injuries are being reported after an explosion shook a Dow chemical plant in Louisiana. Dow Louisiana Operations said in a Facebook post that a “vessel” had ruptured at its facility near Plaquemine on Sunday...
Louisiana State Fire Marshal’s Office Awarded $55K Federal Smoke Alarm Grant
Oct 30 2019 // The Louisiana Office of State Fire Marshal says it’s been selected as a federal Fire Prevention and Safety Grant award recipient. The award, totaling $55,000, will allow the state fire marshal to boost its smoke...
Men Charged with Stealing New Tractors Worth $80K from Louisiana Business
Oct 29 2019 // Two men have been charged with stealing two new tractors from a Many, La., business. The estimated value of both tractors is $80,000. Stephan Morton, (38) of Shreveport, La., and Michael Bayonne (41) of Alexandria, La.,...
Louisiana Homeowners Insurer, Gulf States, Acquires Coastal American Holdings
Oct 29 2019 // Lafayette, Louisiana-based Gulf States Holdings Inc. has acquired Coastal American Holdings Inc. and its subsidiary Coastal American Insurance Co. Coastal American’s home office is located in Gulfport, Miss. Terms of...
Five Indicted in Louisiana for Staged Accident Insurance Fraud Scheme
Oct 28 2019 // Five defendants have been indicted in Louisiana for an alleged insurance fraud involving a staged vehicular accident scheme, the U.S. Attorney’s Office says. Damian K. Labeaud and Lucinda Thomas of New Orleans, and...
Ex-CEO of Louisiana Foundation Gets 33 Months for $550K Embezzlement
Oct 28 2019 // A Louisiana hospital foundation’s former fundraising chief was sentenced to 33 months for stealing more than $550,000 in donations. News outlets report 49-year-old John Paul Funes was sentenced after his original...
Remnants of Olga Push into Mississippi, Leaving Damage
Oct 28 2019 // What’s left of Tropical Storm Olga was causing soggy conditions in Mississippi and Alabama on Saturday and dozens of flights were canceled or delayed at New Orleans’ main airport after two power outages. There...
Louisiana Court: Unconfirmed Drug Test Can’t Be Used to Deny Workers’ Comp Claim
Oct 21 2019 // Louisiana’s high court has nixed the idea that an unconfirmed or unverified drug test can be used to prove intoxication or fraud in order to deny the workers’ compensation claim of an injured worker. In doing...
Another Louisiana Auto Insurance Provider Lowers Rates
Oct 21 2019 // A rate reduction has been approved for the Louisiana-based auto insurance provider, GoAuto, the Louisiana Department of Insurance reported. The 3.6% rate reduction for GoAuto Insurance Co. impacts 74,000 Louisiana drivers....
Unconfirmed Drug Test Can’t Be Used to Deny Workers’ Comp Claim: Louisiana Court
Oct 18 2019 // Louisiana’s high court recently nixed the idea that an unconfirmed or unverified drug test can be used to prove intoxication or fraud in order to deny the workers’ compensation claim of an injured worker. In...
Donelon Re-Elected to Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Post
Oct 14 2019 // Louisiana voters have re-elected Jim Donelon to the post of insurance commissioner, an office he has held since 2006. In the election held on Oct. 12, Donelon received 53.5% of the statewide vote, compared with 46.5% of...
Univ. of Louisiana Monroe to Create Risk Management, Insurance Endowed Chair
Oct 11 2019 // The University of Louisiana-Monroe (ULM) will create an Endowed Chair in Risk Management and Insurance position in the College of Business and Social Sciences with $585,000 in funding that stems from the dissolution of...
More Charges Filed in Texas Against Louisiana Cattle Theft Suspect
Oct 10 2019 // A man previously accused of involvement in a Louisiana cattle theft ring has been indicted in Texas on charges he also stole cows from a rancher there. The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association said in a news...
Louisiana Workers’ Comp Corp. to Return $136M to Policyholders in October
Oct 8 2019 // Louisiana’s largest workers’ compensation insurance carrier, Louisiana Workers Compensation Corporation (LWCC), is issuing $136 million in dividend checks to policyholders during October. LWCC is a single...
Supreme Court’s High-Profile Cases in Its New Term
Oct 7 2019 // The biggest cases before the Supreme Court are often the last ones to be decided, and the focus on the court will be especially intense in June, just a few months before the 2020 election. A look at some of the...
Donelon: Tort Reform Needed to Fix Louisiana’s Auto Insurance Crisis
Oct 7 2019 // When Louisiana voters go to the polls on Oct. 12, they will have a choice between two Republican opponents in the race for insurance commissioner: current commissioner, Jim Donelon, a former state legislator who has held...
150-Plus Eateries Cited for Violating Louisiana Seafood Label Law
Oct 4 2019 // More than 150 Louisiana restaurants have been cited for not disclosing to customers they were selling imported rather than domestic seafood. The citations from the Louisiana Department of Health stem from a new law...
Louisiana Auto Insurance Provider, GoAuto, to Lower Rates
Oct 3 2019 // A rate reduction has been approved for the Louisiana-based auto insurance provider, GoAuto, the Louisiana Department of Insurance reports. The 3.6% rate reduction for GoAuto Insurance Co. impacts 74,000 Louisiana drivers....
Louisiana Hospital Owners, Operators to Settle Whistleblower Case for $530K
Oct 1 2019 // A whistleblower claim brought a $530,000 settlement from a Louisiana hospital. A news release from U.S. Attorney David Joseph says the claim targeted owners and operators of University Health Hospital in Shreveport. The...
Freeport McMoRan to Pay $100M in First Settlement in Louisiana Coastal Damage Suits
Sep 30 2019 // Lawyers representing coastal Louisiana parishes have negotiated their first settlement with one of the oil and gas companies accused of damaging the state’s coast. The settlement is with Freeport McMoRan Inc. and its...
