Latest Louisiana Headlines
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Storm May Have Spawned Tornadoes in Deep South
Nov 8 2018 // Possible tornados touched down in Louisiana and Mississippi as a line of storms moved across the Deep South. Tree limbs and power lines were down from Louisiana to Alabama early Tuesday, prompting some schools to delay the...
Fire Destroys Louisiana Gym, Thousands of Dollars in Donations Held There
Nov 5 2018 // A fire destroyed a south Louisiana gym and thousands of dollars in donations being held there ahead of a charity fundraiser. WVUE-TV reported that a fire Wednesday night destroyed the Garyville Recreation Center gym in St....
14% of Louisiana Bridges Are Deficient, Report Says
Oct 29 2018 // A national transportation research group says 14 percent of Louisiana’s state and local bridges are structurally deficient, the seventh-highest rate in the nation. A report by TRIP, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit...
Barge Operator in Louisiana Bridge Crash Likely Wasn’t Fined in 32 Others
Oct 25 2018 // Records show that before a barge-mounted crane slammed into a Louisiana bridge this month, operators for Marquette Transportation had more than 30 collisions and the company likely wasn’t fined. The Advocate reports...
Premium Price for ACA Policies to Decline in Louisiana
Oct 22 2018 // People searching for health insurance policies in Louisiana will likely fare better than those in many other states as the Nov. 1 annual open enrollment period approaches for the individual marketplace. The Advocate...
Louisiana Company Recalling 15 Tons of Packaged Restaurant Fare
Oct 19 2018 // A Louisiana company is recalling 15 tons of packaged ready-to-eat chicken and pork products produced since January 2017 for five restaurants or chains in Louisiana and Texas. A La Carte Foods of Belle Rose made the six...
Louisiana Citizens’ Commercial Insurance Policy Rates to Drop Next Year
Oct 18 2018 // A rate decrease request for commercial property policies filed by Louisiana’s property insurer of last resort has been approved by the state’s insurance commissioner. Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon has...
Louisiana Contractor Awarded $62M in Fertilizer Plant Lawsuit
Oct 17 2018 // A federal jury has awarded a Louisiana mechanical contractor hired to help build a fertilizer plant in southeast Iowa $62.4 million after concluding the fertilizer plant’s general contractor defaulted on a...
Barge-Mounted Crane Hits Louisiana Bridge; Closing it for Months
Oct 17 2018 // A barge-mounted crane has slammed into a Louisiana bridge, shuttering a travel artery for what Louisiana officials say will be at least a few months. Operators for Marquette Transportation hit the Sunshine Bridge at...
New Medical Marijuana Clinic Opening in Louisiana
Oct 9 2018 // A new medical marijuana health clinic is opening in northwest Louisiana. News outlets reported the Total Health Clinic was opening in Bossier City this week. Dr. Chad Rossitter, an internal medicine doctor in Acadiana,...
Louisiana Governor Declares Emergency Involving State’s Water System
Oct 8 2018 // Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has declared a water emergency involving an east-central Louisiana water system after finding out that the system’s contracted operator is no longer running the system because it...
Congress OKs Disaster Fix to Aid Louisiana Flood Victims
Oct 5 2018 // Legislation headed to President Donald Trump’s desk could help thousands of Louisiana flood victims. The U.S. Senate gave final passage this week to a package of federal disaster policy changes, included in a bill...
Rainbow USA Sued in Louisiana for Pregnancy Discrimination
Oct 3 2018 // Rainbow USA Inc., a specialty apparel chain, violated federal law when it terminated a manager upon becoming aware of her pregnancy, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit filed in...
Louisiana’s Eustis Insurance & Benefits Acquired by Marsh & McLennan Agency
Oct 3 2018 // Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA), the middle market agency subsidiary of Marsh, has acquired Eustis Insurance & Benefits, a Louisiana-based independent insurance agency. Terms of the acquisition were not...
Top 20 Private Passenger Auto Liability Insurers in Louisiana
Oct 1 2018 // 1.State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company Market Share: 31.06% 2. Progressive Security Insurance Company Market Share: 10.19% 3. Allstate Property and Casualty Insurance Company Market Share: 7.08% 4. Geico Casualty...
Louisiana Auto Insurance Rate Hikes Lower This Year
Oct 1 2018 // Louisiana’s insurance commissioner says the state’s auto insurance market may be stabilizing, with a smaller rise in premiums expected this year compared with prior years. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon...
Florence was Second Wettest Storm in U.S., Behind Harvey
Sep 27 2018 // Hurricane Florence was the nation’s second rainiest storm in 70 years, a top rainfall meteorologist calculated. Only last year’s Hurricane Harvey rained more over a 14,000 square mile (36,260 square kilometers)...
1 Hurt When Crane Falls Onto SUV on Interstate 10 in Louisiana
Sep 26 2018 // Louisiana State Police say a construction crane working to widen Interstate 10 collapsed onto an SUV, injuring the driver. Trooper Thomas Gossen says the driver’s injuries were moderate. The accident occurred before...
Donelon: Louisiana Auto Insurance Rate Hikes Lower This Year
Sep 20 2018 // Louisiana’s insurance commissioner says the state’s auto insurance market may be stabilizing, with a smaller rise in premiums expected this year compared with prior years. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon...
Limits on Doctors’ Marijuana Patients Tossed in Louisiana
Sep 19 2018 // Amid concerns about bottlenecks to access, Louisiana regulators have agreed to loosen limits on how many medical marijuana patients doctors authorized to dispense cannabis can treat. Louisiana’s State Board of...
