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#1 Louisiana Insurance Producer Arrested for Fraud, Theft

Mar 28 2024 // A Baton Rouge, Louisiana insurance producer was arrested for insurance fraud and theft, the Louisiana State Police announced this week. The Louisiana State Police Insurance Fraud/Auto Theft Unit Baton Rouge Field Office...

#2 Walgreens to Pay $205K Over Pregnancy Discrimination at Louisiana Store

Mar 18 2024 // Pharmacy and retailer Walgreens Co. has agreed to pay $205,000 and provide other relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency...

#3 Marsh McLennan Agency Acquires Pair of Louisiana Agencies

Mar 4 2024 // Marsh McLennan Agency (MMA), a subsidiary of Marsh, announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisitions of two Louisiana-based middle-market agencies, Querbes & Nelson (Q&N) and Louisiana...

#4 Louisiana Truck Driver Charged After Deadly 2023 Pileup

Mar 19 2024 // RESERVE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana truck driver has been charged with negligent homicide for his role in a fiery highway pileup that left eight dead last year after a “super fog” of marsh fire smoke and dense...

#5 Louisiana Commissioner Temple Seeks $20M for Fortify Homes Program

Mar 8 2024 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple expects lawmakers to allocate at least $20 million to the Lousiana Fortify Homes Program during the legislative session that begins on Monday. The funds would applied to the...

#6 Biden’s LNG-Permit Halt Challenged by 16 States in Lawsuit

Mar 22 2024 // Texas, Louisiana and more than a dozen other US states challenged the Biden administration’s suspension of new licenses to export natural gas via ocean-going tankers. A lawsuit filed against President Joe Biden and...

#7 Louisiana Debates Civil Liability Over COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates

Mar 25 2024 // BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Three years after COVID-19 vaccines became widely available in the United States, Louisiana continues to debate policies related to inoculation mandates, including civil labilities if a work place...

#8 People Moves: Former Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Donelon Joins McGlinchey

Mar 15 2024 // McGlinchey Stafford, headquartered in New Orleans, named former Louisiana commissioner of insurance and attorney Jim Donelon as a member. While his insurance regulatory practice is national in scope, he will primarily work...

#9 Drought and Extreme Heat Devastate Louisiana’s Crawfish Harvest

Mar 11 2024 // BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Amid a crawfish shortage in Louisiana, the nation’s top producer of the crustaceans that are a staple in Gulf Coast seafood boils, Gov. Jeff Landry issued a disaster declaration for the...

#10 Biden’s LNG-Permit Halt Challenged by 16 States in Lawsuit

Mar 22 2024 // Texas, Louisiana and more than a dozen other US states challenged the Biden administration’s suspension of new licenses to export natural gas via ocean-going tankers. A lawsuit filed against President Joe Biden and...

#11 Business Moves

Mar 18 2024 // East King Insurance Partners, Mehta Insurance Agency Florida-based King Insurance Partners acquired Mehta Insurance Agency, located in Absecon, New Jersey. Mehta Insurance Agency’s offerings include business, flood...

#12 Louisiana’s Temple Seeks Reform in Response to State Farm Cutting Policies in California

Mar 28 2024 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple pointed to State Farm’s decision to non-renew policies in the California market as a warning for lawmakers to modernize Louisiana’s regulatory framework and address...