Latest Louisiana Headlines
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Lawsuit Filed in Louisiana to Halt Injection Well Permit
Jul 9 2015 // Environmental groups and a Belle River, La. community group have filed a lawsuit against the state Department of Natural Resources alleging that the departments should never have granted a permit for an injection well. FAS...
Louisiana Commissioner Requests Flood Claim Deadline Extension
Jul 6 2015 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) requires homeowners to file a Proof of Loss form to claim damages within 60 days of a flood. On June 17 in a letter to FEMA...
Report Says 6.6M-Plus Atlantic, Gulf Coast Homes at Risk of Storm Surge
Jul 6 2015 // More than 6.6 million homes on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts are at risk of hurricane storm surge with a total reconstruction cost value estimated to be nearly $1.5 trillion, according to a recently released report. The...
Flooding Could Cost More Than Louisiana Property Owners Think
Jul 6 2015 // The flood plain manager for the Rapides Area Planning Commission in Louisiana said people whose homes flooded may find that repairs bring them under newer and stricter building standards. Melissa Becker told The Town Talk...
BP Settlement Doesn’t Cover Claims by Insurers, Banks, Casinos and Others
Jul 5 2015 // BP Plc’s record $18.7 billion settlement ended government claims over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, leaving numerous smaller private lawsuits to be mopped up. While investors, residents and businesses that...
6 Arrested in Louisiana for Oakdale Arsons
Jul 2 2015 // A monthlong investigation by the Louisiana State Fire Marshal’s Office into a string of fires in Oakdale has resulted in the arrest of six people, including three Allen Parish volunteer firefighters. Authorities said...
BP to Pay $18.7B Over 18 Years to Settle Spill Claims with 5 States, U.S.
Jul 2 2015 // BP Plc has agreed to a preliminary deal in which it will pay a record $18.7 billion to settle claims by five Gulf states and the U.S. government for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the worst oil spill in the...
Louisiana Farmers, Ranchers Brace for Worst Year Since 2008
Jun 26 2015 // Flooded fields and fickle temperatures put Louisiana farmers and ranchers in a pensive mood as they gathered here for the Farm Bureau Federation Convention, the state’s largest annual celebration of...
Fire Insurance Rates to Drop in Parts of Louisiana Parish
Jun 19 2015 // Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon says some East Feliciana Parish residents will see a drop in fire insurance rates. WAFB-TV reports homeowners living in Jackson, outside of Jackson corporate limits, and...
Louisiana, Oklahoma Face Deadlines for Flood Insurance Claims
Jun 18 2015 // Insurance regulators in Louisiana and Oklahoma are are encouraging folks with flood insurance policies to file claims from recent flooding in those states as soon as possible. FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program...
York Challenges Louisiana’s Award of Insurance Program Contract
Jun 17 2015 // A company passed over by the Jindal administration to run Louisiana’s self-insurance program claims it suffered bias in its losing bid. The Advocate reports that York Risk Services Group is challenging the award of...
Tropical Storm Bill Makes Landfall in Texas with 60 MPH Winds
Jun 16 2015 // Tropical Storm Bill came ashore on the Texas mainland this morning near Seadrift, packing heavy rains that will drop as much as 10 inches along the coast. Bill’s winds were 60 miles (97 kilometers) per hour, up from...
Louisiana Farmers, Ranchers Face ‘Total Loss’ from Flooding
Jun 15 2015 // It will be weeks, perhaps months, before it’s known how much damage the recent flooding from the Red River has done to Louisiana’s agriculture industry. James Wagley, Natchitoches Parish president for Louisiana...
Storm Brewing Over Yucatan Peninsula Threatens Texas and Louisiana
Jun 15 2015 // The Atlantic’s second storm of the year may be developing over the Yucatan Peninsula, with the potential to reach Texas and Louisiana and flood Houston for the second time in a month. Thunderstorms moving northwest...
Homes, Farmland Underwater in Louisiana as Red River Floods
Jun 12 2015 // Flooding from the swelling Red River put hundreds of homes and farmland underwater or in danger in rural northwest Louisiana, and state officials said that they would seek a federal disaster declaration to get help for...
Louisiana Driver’s Death May Be 7th from Recalled Air Bag
Jun 10 2015 // A Louisiana woman who got an air bag recall notice for her 2005 Honda Civic two days after the crash that killed her may be the seventh fatality linked to the defective Takata Corp. safety device. The driver, Kylan...
Rideshare Insurance Bill Sent to Louisiana Governor
Jun 9 2015 // Drivers for rideshare services like Uber and Lyft will have to carry hefty insurance policies, under a bill headed to Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s desk. Rideshare services, or transportation network companies...
Red River Floods Louisiana Neighborhoods, Parks and Roads
Jun 8 2015 // A rising Red River covered streets and, in some instances, entered homes in northwestern Louisiana on June 6. The Red was more than five feet above its 30-foot flood stage in Shreveport and was expected to crest there on...
Report: More Than 6.6M Atlantic and Gulf Coast Homes at Risk of Storm Surge
Jun 4 2015 // More than 6.6 million homes on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts are at risk of hurricane storm surge with a total reconstruction cost value estimated to be nearly $1.5 trillion, according to a report released today. Property...
Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Mulling Coastal Rate Hike
Jun 1 2015 // More than 65,000 homeowners in coastal parishes covered by the Louisiana’s property insurer of last resort could see their rates jump 10 percent in mid-August. Under state law, Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance...
