All the headlines from our Louisiana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 29 2014 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon is urging potential drivers for ridesharing services like Uber to make sure they closely check their insurance policies before signing up with one of the companies. The...
Jul 24 2014 // The Louisiana Workforce Commission says the state in June set records for both private sector and total nonfarm employment, according to seasonally adjusted employment data released by the federal Bureau of Labor...
Jul 23 2014 // A group of Louisiana tax assessors is advocating for a series of property valuation changes that, if approved, could significantly increase property tax rates for oil and gas well operators, as well as revenues for local...
Jul 22 2014 // The South Lafourche Levee District in Louisiana plans to finish raising the levees protecting Larose to Golden Meadow in the coming year.The district began raising the system’s levees to 16 feet in the more...
Jul 21 2014 // Louisiana insurance regulators say St. Charles Parish homeowners can expect significant rate reductions in their fire insurance premiums, effective Aug. 11. Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon says the new rates will...
Jul 21 2014 // State Farm’s 308,000 Louisiana homeowner’s customers are confronting an unpleasant change: their policies now include a mandatory 5 percent hurricane deductible.State Farm spokesman Gary Stephenson told The...
Jul 21 2014 // Hurricane season 2014 had barely begun when Hurricane Arthur formed and wreaked havoc along the East Coast during the 4th of July weekend. Whether the 2014 hurricane season proves to be highly active or normal remains to...
Jul 21 2014 // Things have changed a bit for the surplus lines industry since the Non-admitted and Reinsurance Reform Act, (NRRA) part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform legislation, passed in 2010.The NRRA’s implementation has...
Jul 17 2014 // Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon has asked State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. (State Farm) to offer its Louisiana policyholders Louisiana the option of a 2 percent hurricane deductible on their homeowners’ insurance...
Jul 16 2014 // Terrebonne Parish in Louisiana has a $4 million grant it’s using to buy nine storm-damaged or flood-prone homes throughout the parish.Lafourche Parish has a similar program, but only two households are participating....
Jul 11 2014 // A.M. Best removed from under review with positive implications and upgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to A- (Excellent) from B+ (Good) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) to “a-” from...
Jul 10 2014 // One month into the hurricane season, State Farm’s 308,000 Louisiana homeowner’s customers are confronting an unpleasant change: their policies now include a mandatory 5 percent hurricane deductible.State Farm...
Jul 10 2014 // The Calcasieu Parish School Board has voted to eliminate the district’s student athletic insurance policy because of rising premium costs and budget constraints.The Calcasieu Parish School Board has voted to...
Jul 10 2014 // More than 6.5 million homes along the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf coasts are at risk of storm surge inundation, representing nearly $1.5 trillion in total potential reconstruction costs. More than $986 billion of that risk is...
Jul 10 2014 // Hammond, LA, 7/10/14– Atlantic Specialty Lines (ASL), a wholesale broker and specialty lines MGA offering a variety of property, casualty, auto, professional, and personal lines coverages, continues its expansion by...
Jul 9 2014 // Louisiana officials are refusing to disclose the details of crude oil shipments railroads haul through the state.The state Department of Public Safety and Corrections says the information freight railroads are required to...
Jul 7 2014 // Terrebonne Parish in Louisiana has a new emergency re-entry process for companies attempting to reopen after a mandatory hurricane evacuation.The Courier reported placards would replace company picture ID badges and would...
Jul 3 2014 // The Baker School Board has voted to settle a Louisiana suit filed against the board by a parent who alleged a Baker Heights Elementary School librarian choked her son in 2011.Attorney Winston DeCuir (day-KWEER’), who...
Jul 2 2014 // A new audit says Louisiana has saved nearly $16 million in the first three years of a privatization contract for the Office of Risk Management, the state’s self-insurance agency. Gov. Bobby Jindal’s...
Jun 30 2014 // The False River Fourth of July Boat Parade in Louisiana is back on after event organizers feared they would have to cancel it this year.New Roads Mayor Robert Myer told The Advocate the city is stepping in to take over and...