Latest Louisiana Headlines
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Louisiana Bill Banning Forced Arbitration in Workplace Harassment Claims Fails
Mar 28 2018 // Louisiana lawmakers have jettisoned a measure that would have banned employers from requiring their workers to sign contracts that keep them from filing sexual harassment lawsuits in civil court. The House voted 50-42...
State Paying to Move Residents as Louisiana Island Shrinks
Mar 26 2018 // The effects of global warming can be seen and touched in Louisiana, where officials have begun buying higher ground to relocate an entire town in a bayou being swallowed by higher seas. The Louisiana Office of Community...
Outlooks Revised to Stable for Louisiana’s Stonetrust Commercial Insurance
Mar 21 2018 // A.M. Best has revised the outlooks to stable from negative and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “bbb” of workers’ compensation insurer,...
Why Storm-Prone States Continue to Balk at Tough Building Codes
Mar 19 2018 // The showdown in the Florida statehouse last year had all the drama of a knock-down political brawl: Powerful industries clashing. Warnings of death and destruction. And a surprise last-minute vote, delivering a sweeping...
People
Mar 19 2018 // Nicholas “Nick” Lorusso has been appointed chief deputy of the Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) and Denise Dunckel has been named deputy commissioner of Public Affairs. Lorusso will manage LDI operations...
FBI: More than 100 School Threats in Louisiana Since Feb. 14
Mar 14 2018 // Authorities have investigated at least 106 threats of violence in or near schools in Louisiana since the Feb. 14 mass shooting at a Florida high school, state police and the FBI said. The news came as the University of New...
Company Wants Appeals Court to Lift Halt in Louisiana Oil Pipeline Work
Mar 5 2018 // A company building a crude oil pipeline in Louisiana has asked a federal appeals court to lift a judge’s order that temporarily halts pipeline construction work in a swamp. Bayou Bridge Pipeline LLC asked the 5th...
Louisiana AG Taking Control of State’s Opioid Lawsuit
Mar 5 2018 // Louisiana’s attorney general is taking charge of a state lawsuit against drug manufacturers, under a deal that ends a dispute with the governor’s office over who controls litigation against the companies over...
Death of Worker on Energy Platform Off Louisiana Coast Under Investigation
Mar 5 2018 // An oil and gas worker on a Talos Energy LLC platform in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico was killed on Feb. 17 while replacing piping, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) said. The worker, who was not...
Lorusso, Dunckel to Fill Deputy Posts at Louisiana Insurance Department
Mar 2 2018 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon has appointed Nicholas “Nick” Lorusso as chief deputy of the Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) and Denise Dunckel as the deputy commissioner of Public...
Outlooks Revised to Positive for Louisiana Farm Bureau Mutual
Feb 26 2018 // A.M. Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) of “a-” of Louisiana Farm Bureau Mutual...
Lawyer: 13-Year-Old Oil Leak Off Louisiana Coast a ‘Long-Term Problem’
Feb 20 2018 // A 13-year-old oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico remains a “long-term problem” without a clear solution for eliminating chronic slicks that often stretch for miles off Louisiana’s coast, a government lawyer...
Work-Related Deaths Decline in Louisiana
Feb 19 2018 // The number of work-related fatalities in Louisiana decreased in 2016, despite an uptick in work-related fatalities nationally that year, according to the Louisiana Workforce Commission. Citing the latest Bureau of Labor...
Worker Injury Incidence Rate in Louisiana in 2016 Among the Lowest
Feb 14 2018 // The Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) reports that the rate of nonfatal work-related injuries and illnesses among Louisiana’s private sector employers remained steady in 2016, according to a federal Bureau of...
Louisiana Work-Related Fatalities Decreased in 2016
Feb 6 2018 // The number of work-related fatalities in Louisiana decreased in 2016, despite an uptick in work-related deaths nationally that year, according to the Louisiana Workforce Commission. Citing the latest Bureau of Labor...
Appeals Court Rejects $586M FEMA Fix for Louisiana Barrier Islands
Feb 5 2018 // A federal appeals court has rejected Louisiana’s contention that the federal government should pay $586 million to restore barrier islands and wetlands damaged by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005. The 5th U.S....
CoreLogic: Harvey an Exception to a Relatively ‘Normal’ Hazard Activity Year
Feb 5 2018 // While natural weather hazard activity could be largely categorized as “normal” last year, regional exceptions occurred, notably: wildfires in California and hurricane activity in Texas and the...
Louisiana Recovers $9.1 Million for Insureds in 2017
Feb 5 2018 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) helped consumers collect $9.1 million in payouts in 2017 in addition to the original amounts offered by insurance companies, Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon said. The LDI said...
Louisiana Oil Spill Near Where Young Whooping Cranes Released
Feb 2 2018 // The Coast Guard says nearly 1,300 gallons of oil spilled from an oil production facility into southwest Louisiana wetlands near the areas where young endangered whooping cranes are released into the wild None of...
Louisiana Insurance Dept. Helped Recover Additional $9.1M in Payouts in 2017
Jan 29 2018 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) helped consumers collect $9.1 million in payouts in 2017 in addition to the original amounts offered by insurance companies, Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says. The LDI said...
