Latest Louisiana Headlines
All the headlines from our Louisiana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Medicaid Changes Could Have Sweeping Impact in Louisiana
Mar 20 2017 // Despite a national focus on the individual insurance markets, the Republican health plan being debated in Washington could have far more sweeping impact in Louisiana for other provisions that curb federal spending on...
Louisiana Starts Over in Search for Flood Program Management Firm
Mar 20 2017 // Louisiana is scrapping its first attempt to hire a firm to manage the state’s $1.6 billion flood recovery program and will restart the search process. The Advocate reports that Gov. John Bel Edwards’ deputy...
Many Still Reeling from NW Louisiana Flood a Year Later
Mar 14 2017 // Floods a year ago took everything from Vivian, La., resident Gwen Smith. “I lost my home completely,” she said. Before the flood hit on March 9, 2016, Smith had lived most of her adult life in the mobile home....
Louisiana Republicans’ Response to Health Insurance Plan Mostly Muted
Mar 10 2017 // Louisiana’s majority-Republican congressional delegation hasn’t exactly embraced the GOP proposal to replace President Barack Obama’s health care law, with most members instead offering a cautious,...
Louisiana Woman Pleads Guilty in Texas in Opioid Pill Mill Case
Mar 9 2017 // Carolina Giselle Berrio, a/k/a “Carolina Slocum Berrio,” “Karrie,” 37, of Lafayette, Louisiana is the latest defendant to plead guilty to being involved in a large opioid “pill mill”...
Oil Companies Land a Victory in Louisiana Coastal Lawsuit
Mar 8 2017 // A federal appeals court on March 3 refused to revive a Louisiana levee board’s lawsuit blaming dozens of oil and gas companies for damage to the state’s fragile coast, a major victory for energy companies and...
Alliant Names Nowak First Vice President in Louisiana
Mar 6 2017 // Alliant Insurance Services Inc. has named Jan Nowak first vice president Nowak has more than 37 years of insurance brokerage experience and extensive knowledge of marine-related exposures. She has worked with vessel...
LA County Supervisors Order Inspection of Dams in Wake of Oroville Emergency
Mar 6 2017 // Supervisors have ordered inspections of all Los Angeles County dams in the wake of flooding concerns at Northern California’s Oroville Dam. The supervisors unanimously approved the order in late February after...
Judge Won’t Toss Bias Claims Over Louisiana Salon Inspections
Feb 23 2017 // A federal judge on has refused to dismiss a lawsuit that accuses Louisiana state regulators of racially discriminating against a group of Vietnamese-American nail salon owners. U.S. District Judge Brian Jackson’s...
Former Staffer Files Whistleblower Suit Against Louisiana Sheriff
Feb 23 2017 // A former south Louisiana sheriff’s office employee says the sheriff wrongly fired her for cooperating with the FBI in an investigation against him. In a lawsuit filed earlier this month, Deborah Lourd said she was...
Louisiana Offers Tax Filing, Payment Extensions for Some Tornado Victims
Feb 22 2017 // Taxpayers who were victims of the severe storms and tornadoes that struck Louisiana earlier this month could be eligible for extensions filing their state taxes. Louisiana’s Department of Revenue announced that...
8K Louisianans Possibly Impacted by Reinsurance Broker’s Data Breach
Feb 22 2017 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance reported that a reinsurance broker contracted by the Louisiana Health Cooperative (LAHC) has experienced a data breach. As a result, former LAHC policyholder Personally Identifiable...
Southeast Louisiana Hit by Severe Storms, Tornadoes
Feb 20 2017 // The National Weather Service confirmed that an EF3 tornado on the enhanced Fujita scale, with winds between 136 mph and 165 mph, touched down in East New Orleans on Feb. 7. The twister was reported to have caused...
Louisiana Woman Pleads Guilty to $116K Insurance Fraud
Feb 17 2017 // A Monroe, La., woman has pleaded guilty to mail fraud, admitting that she filed a $116,000 insurance claim for $1,000 in assets. U.S. Attorney Stephanie Finley says 54-year-old Lasandra Edwards filed for bankruptcy in...
LA County Supervisors Order Inspection of Dams in Wake of Oroville Emergency
Feb 16 2017 // Supervisors have ordered inspections of all Los Angeles County dams in the wake of flooding concerns at Northern California’s Oroville Dam. The Los Angeles Times wrote that supervisors unanimously approved the order...
11 Children Injured When School Bus Overturns
Feb 15 2017 // Louisiana officials say a school bus carrying about 38 children has overturned, with 11 children and the driver suffering what were described as minor to moderate injuries. Louisiana State Police Trooper Dustin Dwight says...
Tough Budget-Rebalancing Awaits Returning Louisiana Lawmakers
Feb 15 2017 // Louisiana’s lawmakers are trudging back to work after Gov. John Bel Edwards called them to the Capitol for a special deficit-reduction session that many of them didn’t want to have. The 10-day session that...
Beyonce Faces $20M Copyright Lawsuit in Louisiana from Youtube Star’s Estate
Feb 13 2017 // The estate of a late New Orleans YouTube star has filed a $20 million copyright infringement lawsuit against Beyonce over the use of his voice in her “Formation” video. The estate of Anthony Barre, who went by...
State, Federal Officials Investigating Louisiana Blast that Killed 3
Feb 13 2017 // Authorities have identified the three workers who died in an explosion at the Packaging Corporation of America plant in DeRidder, La. The Beauregard Daily news reports that the Beauregard Parish Sheriff’s Office...
Phillips 66: Worker Unaccounted for After Louisiana Pipeline Explosion
Feb 13 2017 // A Phillips 66 employee remains unaccounted for after an explosion sparked a fire at a pipeline station it operates west of New Orleans, the company said in a statement. Six people were working at the site in Paradis,...
