All the headlines from our Louisiana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 30 2014 // A.M. Best has placed under review with positive implications the financial strength rating (FSR) of B+ (Good) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) of “bbb-” of Imperial Fire and Casualty Insurance Company...
Jun 30 2014 // A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A++’ (Superior) and the issuer credit ratings of “aa+” of Omaha-based Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Insurance Company, and its five property...
Jun 27 2014 // Lafayette, La., police are once again enforcing a law against rusting and broken-down vehicles. The move comes seven years after a lawsuit put the anti-blight effort on hold and forced a reworking of the city’s...
Jun 27 2014 // A hearing on a proposed settlement in the $5.9 million class action lawsuit against Lafayette-based Acadian Ambulance company is scheduled for today in Louisiana’s Avoyelles Parish.The Advertiser reports 440...
Jun 23 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...
Jun 23 2014 // Golf carts will soon be puttering around on town streets under a new ordinance approved by the Kinder, La., Town Council.The American Press reported the council voted unanimously to allow people to drive electric-powered...
Jun 20 2014 // United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley in Louisiana announced that one Texas man has been sentenced and another has pleaded guilty in a scheme to steal tractors and other large equipment and sell the items in...
Jun 18 2014 // Lafayette, La., fire officials say at least five vacant houses have been set afire in one week. They’re investigating a sixth house fire.They say two vacant houses were torched within 12 minutes of each other early...
Jun 18 2014 // The family who organizes and sponsors the popular False River Fourth of July Boat Parade in Louisiana’s Pointe Coupee Parish says it is calling it quits.The reason, family members say, is new pressure from the state...
Jun 16 2014 // Louisiana’s “navigator” organizations that get grants to help consumers enroll in insurance under the federal health care law will have to be licensed by the state. Gov. Bobby Jindal’s office...
Jun 12 2014 // A court-appointed investigator says a Louisiana fisherman should return more than $50,000 in BP oil spill claim money. Louis Freeh, the former FBI director appointed to investigate claims arising from the 2010 disaster,...
Jun 10 2014 // The quality of care at Louisiana’s nursing homes is among the worst in the nation, with high rates of bed sores and physical restraints and low levels of nursing staff, according to a state legislative report...
Jun 9 2014 // In the final hours of Louisiana’s legislative session, lawmakers passed a $53 million fee hike on drivers who don’t maintain car insurance as required by law.Most of the money expected to be raised is slated to...
Jun 9 2014 // Coteau, La., residents will pay a little less for fire insurance after their volunteer fire department’s latest evaluation.Fire protection districts are evaluated every five years on a list of criteria designed to...
Jun 5 2014 // Louisiana’s top attorney has recommended that Gov. Bobby Jindal veto a bill aimed at killing a lawsuit filed by a southeast Louisiana levee board against 97 oil and gas companies over damage to the state’s...
Jun 3 2014 // Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corp. (LWCC) has hired Jeffrey H. Skaggs as senior vice president of policyholder services and agency relations. Skaggs has more than 27 years of experience in commercial insurance...
Jun 2 2014 // The oil and gas industry won a significant victory in the Louisiana Legislature, receiving final passage of a bill that seeks to kill a lawsuit filed by a New Orleans area levee board against nearly 100 oil and gas...
May 29 2014 // Louisiana state lawmakers are getting out of a dispute between New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson and the NFL team’s players about how to handle workers’ compensation claims for professional athletes.Rep....
May 27 2014 // Senators on the labor committee have narrowly sided with New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson over the NFL players in a dispute about how workers’ compensation claims for professional athletes should be calculated.The...
May 22 2014 // USG Insurance Services Inc., a national wholesaler and MGA, has promoted Michael Horton to first vice president, production manager in its Mandeville, La., office. Horton joined USG in January 2003 as a producer/broker in...