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Louisiana Fortify Homes Program Doubles Grants as Registrants Surge
Sep 27 2024 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple said the number of grants has doubled for the latest round of the Louisiana Fortify Homes Program due to high volume of registrants. Temple increased the number of grants this...
Amwins Commits $100K Towards Univ. of Louisiana Monroe RMI Program
Sep 26 2024 // Amwins has recommitted to giving the University of Louisiana Monroe’s Risk Management and Insurance program by donating $100,000 over 10 years. Amwins and ULM held a check presentation to commemorate the donation on...
Alera Group Acquires Louisiana’s Insurance Underwriters Ltd.
Sep 26 2024 // Alera Group announced the acquisition of Insurance Underwriters Ltd., a Louisiana-based insurance agency offering risk management and insurance solutions including business insurance, surety bonds, personal insurance and...
Investigation Underway for Louisiana Chemical Plant Fire That Injured 3
Sep 23 2024 // GEISMAR, La. (AP) — Two people were injured Thursday after a fire at a chemical plant in Louisiana, officials said. It happened at the Chevron Renewable Energy Group plant in Geismar, about 66 miles (106 kilometers) west...
Registration for Louisiana Fortify Homes Program Grants Closes on September 20
Sep 20 2024 // Registration for the next round of Louisiana Fortify Homes Program (LFHP) grants is currently underway and will close at 5 p.m. on Friday, September 20, the Louisiana Department of Insurance announced. The registration...
Registration for Next Round of Louisiana Fortified Homes Program to Open Wednesday
Sep 17 2024 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance announced that registration for the next round of Louisiana Fortified Homes Program grants will open at 8 a.m. CT, Wednesday, Sept. 18, and close at 5 p.m. CT, on Friday, Sept....
Louisiana Commissioner Warns Against Contractor Fraud Post-Hurricane Francine
Sep 16 2024 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple is warning residents to be aware of contractor fraud following Hurricane Francine. Large storms events such as hurricanes provide an opening for dishonest services providers to...
Francine Makes Landfall in Louisiana as Powerful Category 2 Hurricane
Sep 12 2024 // Hurricane Francine packed power just as it slammed into the coast of Louisiana, reaching Category 2 strength with 100 miles per hour winds and a dangerous storm surge. The storm made landfall in Terrebonne Parish, around 6...
Hurricane Francine Bears Down on Louisiana With Dangerous Winds
Sep 11 2024 // Hurricane Francine is closing in on Louisiana with high winds and dangerous storm surge, picking up speed as it nears the coast. Francine is a Category 1 hurricane with top winds holding steady at 90 miles (145 kilometers)...
Francine Strengthens to Hurricane as It Barrels to Louisiana
Sep 11 2024 // Francine strengthened into a hurricane and is expected to make landfall in Louisiana Wednesday after causing some offshore oil platforms to be shuttered, but it will likely miss major natural gas export plants. On its...
Tropical Storm Francine Churns Toward Louisiana as Path Shifts
Sep 10 2024 // Tropical Storm Francine is set to become a hurricane Tuesday as it churns toward Louisiana after shifting east, forcing some oil drillers to halt production but following a path that will likely avert key natural gas...
Residents in Louisiana City Still Recovering From 2020 Hurricanes
Sep 10 2024 // LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Every other day Lois Malvo waits for her son to bring six buckets of water from a spigot in the backyard. He then bathes his 78-year-old mother using water heated on the stove and washes her with...
Strengthening Gulf Storm Could Slam Texas, Louisiana Coasts
Sep 9 2024 // A storm system in the Gulf of Mexico is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane early this week, bringing heavy rain, damaging winds and potentially life-threatening storm surges to parts of the Texas and Louisiana...
Louisiana Launches Lottery System for Fortify Homes Program Grants
Sep 6 2024 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance announced that registration for the next round of Louisiana Fortify Homes Program (LFHP) grants will open at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, September 18, and close at 5 p.m. on Friday, September...
Explosion Destroys Southwest Louisiana Home, Killing 1 and Injuring 5
Sep 4 2024 // RAGLEY, La. (AP) — Investigators are trying to determine the cause of an explosion that destroyed a southwest Louisiana home, killing a teenage boy from Alabama and injuring five other people. Louisiana State Fire...
Energy Giant Reports Violating Air Emissions Limits in Louisiana
Sep 2 2024 // British energy giant Drax Global, already under scrutiny for running afoul of environmental laws in multiple states, has disclosed to the state of Louisiana that its wood pellet production facilities emit hazardous air...
Appeals Court Revives Tesla’s Challenge Against Louisiana Law Banning Direct Sales
Aug 29 2024 // NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tesla’s federal court challenge to a Louisiana law that prohibits automobile manufacturers from selling directly to consumers has been revived by an appeals court. The lawsuit by the electric car...
Louisiana Insurers Required to Submit Hurricane Season Data by Aug. 30 Deadline
Aug 26 2024 // Insurers in Louisiana have until Friday, Aug. 30 to compete a data call relating to property and casualty homeowners’ insurance policies and commercial lines property policies during the 2024 hurricane...
Judge: EPA Can’t Use Civil Rights Act to Fight Industrial Pollution in Louisiana
Aug 26 2024 // A federal judge has weakened the Biden administration’s effort to use a historic civil rights law to fight industrial pollution alleged to have taken a heavier toll on minority communities in Louisiana. U.S. District...
One Killed After Natural Gas Pipeline Explodes In Louisiana
Aug 20 2024 // The US Coast Guard is investigating a fatal blast at a natural gas pipeline in Louisiana. A contractor working on a pipeline near South Pass, Louisiana, went missing after an explosion and fire late Saturday, Coast Guard...
