Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corp. (LWCC) has filled two key management positions. Brent Toups is the company’s new business unit manager for large accounts and U.S. Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act coverage. Jody Horton is the new agency relations manager. …
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Houston-based IFCO Systems North America Inc. with 10 serious, three repeat and six other-than-serious violations for exposing workers to safety and health violations at its facility on Tacco …
A state appeals court has blocked policyholders of Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. from collecting more than $100 million for the company’s failure to handle claims quickly enough following the 2005 hurricanes. The state 5th Circuit Court of Appeal issued …
A former Louisiana State University football player is suing his ex-financial planner for allegedly obtaining an inadequate insurance policy meant to protect the athlete in the event of a career-ending injury during his final year of college football. Ciron Black, …
A Louisiana federal appeals court on March 12 threw out a jury’s award of more than $650,000 to two Ohio tourists who were arrested in New Orleans on public drunkenness charges two days before Hurricane Katrina’s 2005 landfall and jailed …
A state lawmaker has been ousted from his leadership position, a day after voting against a tax break sought by Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal. Bogalusa Rep. Harold Ritchie says he was told he was removed as vice chairman of the …
An insurance agent in Oklahoma has been charged with embezzlement, authorities say. Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak and Comanche County District Attorney Fred Smith say an investigation of Amanda Sue Wilson of Lawton has resulted in a signed confession …
The Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office has set a Sept. 13 deadline for residents to apply for compensation under the state’s $18.6 million settlement with five mortgage lenders, the Associated Press reported. Oklahoma forged an agreement with five of the nation’s …
Sherri Carwithin was lying on the hardwood floor of her south Oklahoma City home when police found her body, clad in pajama bottoms and a T-shirt. Perched on her chest was her small dog, Patches, who growled at the arriving …
The Oklahoma Senate has rejected a proposal that would have prevented teenagers from using cell phones while driving. The Senate voted 22-20 for the bill by Tulsa Republican Brian Crain, falling short of the 25 votes needed for passage. Senate …
