Latest Louisiana Headlines
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Ex-Contractor Wins $20M in Bribery Suit against Louisiana DOTD
Dec 7 2015 // A former contractor has won a $20 million suit he filed against the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) over a 2007 incident he says cost him his business because he refused to pay a bribe to a...
Louisiana Firm Fined $105K Following Deadly Trench Collapse
Dec 7 2015 // Federal workplace safety officials have cited a Baton Rouge, La., contractor following a trench collapse in which Isidro Martinez, 24 was killed. Another worker was pulled to safety by co-workers. The U.S. Department of...
Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance to Shed More Policies in 2016
Dec 7 2015 // Louisiana’s property insurer of last resort expects to shift about 10,000 policies to private insurance companies for 2016, a move that will reduce premiums by roughly $20 million. Interim Chief Executive Officer...
Louisiana Medical Payments per Workers’ Comp Claim Stable: WCRI
Dec 1 2015 // Growth in medical payments per workers’ compensation claim in Louisiana slowed from 2011 to 2013, in part due to decreases in utilization of hospital and nonhospital care, according to a recent study by the Workers...
Dec. 31 Is Deadline to Claim Louisiana Property Insurance Rebates
Dec 1 2015 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon is reminding property insurance policyholders that the deadline to claim a rebate for the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. assessment charged on their 2011 insurance...
Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Shedding More Policies
Nov 30 2015 // Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon reported that three insurance companies new to Louisiana are participating in the latest round of depopulation of Citizens Property Insurance Corp. Citizens is the state’s property...
Reward Offered for Information on 86 Suspected Arsons in Louisiana
Nov 25 2015 // A $4,000 reward is available for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons responsible for setting 86 suspected arsons that occurred between Aug. 30 and Oct. 21 of this year. The Louisiana Department of...
Louisiana Company Cited by OSHA After Trench Collapse Fatality
Nov 23 2015 // The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited a Baton Rouge, La., company with violations after a trench collapse killed a worker. The federal agency cited Ted Hebert LLC for one “willful...
Deadline Nears for Louisiana Drivers to Pay Lapsed Insurance Fines
Nov 18 2015 // Another round of 700,000 collection letters have gone out to Louisiana drivers, notifying them they have 30 days to pay fines for lapsed insurance coverage before their cases get turned over to a state collection...
Louisiana Hosts Saudi Arabia, Philippines Insurance Regulators
Nov 17 2015 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance is hosting insurance regulators from Saudi Arabia and the Philippines as part of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) International Fellows Program. First...
Jury Awards Former LA Times Columnist $7.1M in Discrimination Suit
Nov 16 2015 // A jury has awarded $7.13 million to former Los Angeles Times sports columnist T.J. Simers, who claimed he was forced out of his $234,000-a-year job by age and health discrimination. The Superior Court jury made the lawsuit...
$7.1M Settlement in Louisiana Red-Light Camera Suit OK’d
Nov 15 2015 // A $7.1 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit involving the controversial red-light camera system used in Louisiana’s Jefferson Parish from 2007 until 2010 has been approved. The Advocate reports checks will go...
Louisiana Parish Drops Wetlands Suits Against Oil, Gas Companies
Nov 15 2015 // A coastal Louisiana parish has voted to drop its lawsuits against oil and gas companies over damages officials had said the oil industry caused to wetlands by digging numerous canals. The Plaquemines Parish council voted...
Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance to Shed More Policies in 2016
Nov 15 2015 // Louisiana’s property insurer of last resort expects to shift about 10,000 policies to private insurance companies for 2016, a move that will reduce premiums by roughly $20 million. Interim Chief Executive Officer...
Louisiana OMV: More than 41K Collection Letter Cases Resolved
Nov 6 2015 // The Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles has cleared more than 41,000 cases of drivers flagged for having lapsed insurance coverage, collecting about $6 million in fines. That’s the latest data released by Col. Mike...
Jury Awards Former LA Times Columnist $7.1M in Discrimination Suit
Nov 6 2015 // A jury has awarded $7.13 million to former Los Angeles Times sports columnist T.J. Simers, who claimed he was forced out of his $234,000-a-year job by age and health discrimination. The Superior Court jury made the lawsuit...
Louisiana Citizens Looks to Shed Questionable Insurance Deductible
Nov 5 2015 // Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. may soon end the longstanding, and apparently unique, practice of selling policies that include a $10,000 deductible for non-hurricane damage. Chief Financial Officer Steve...
Louisiana OMV Defends Insurance Fine Collection Letters
Nov 2 2015 // The leader of Louisiana’s Office of Motor Vehicles on Oct. 30 defended its mass mailing of 1.1 million collection letters to drivers for lapsed insurance coverage, saying the effort was aimed at clearing records and...
Federal Drought Aid Expanded in Louisiana, Mississippi
Nov 2 2015 // About 70 percent of Mississippi counties and Louisiana parishes – 57 of 82 counties and 45 of 64 parishes – are now eligible for drought disaster aid, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said. The department has added...
Louisiana Auto Insurance Fine Collection Letters Hit Raw Nerves
Nov 2 2015 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon has condemned a move by the state Office of Motor Vehicles that hit Louisiana citizens with 1.2 million debt collection notices related to lapsed auto insurance. The OMV in...
