All the headlines from our Louisiana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 25 2007 // In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina when it became apparent that property losses would total billions of dollars, the insurance industry was understandably concerned that courts in Mississippi and Louisiana...
Feb 21 2007 // Louisiana’s state-run insurer is nearing a mass settlement with policyholders that would be the first deal of its kind in the state since hurricanes Katrina and Rita spawned thousands of lawsuits, an attorney for the...
Feb 19 2007 // A former employee of Covington Country Club in Covington, La., who burned down its temporary clubhouse has been sentenced to just under six years in federal prison.In addition to the 70-month term, William A. Tarpein, 28,...
Feb 15 2007 // The insurance industry is over-reacting to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, threatening the region’s recovery by withdrawing coverage and charging exorbitant rates, Gov. Kathleen Blanco told a gathering of insurance...
Feb 13 2007 // The first trial for one of the several thousand lawsuits that Louisiana homeowners filed against their insurers in federal court after Hurricane Katrina began Feb. 12 with the jury selection and opening statements.In their...
Feb 12 2007 // Geeslin has faced hurricanes, liquidations, workers’ comp overhaulAnd that was just in the first year of the commissioner’s term It could be said the first year of Mike Geeslin’s term as Texas Insurance...
Feb 12 2007 // Residents of the three areas in or near New Orleans that were flooded worst by Hurricane Katrina can sue the Army Corps of Engineers over claims that a poorly designed navigation channel caused catastrophic flooding during...
Feb 11 2007 // It could be said the first year of Mike Geeslin’s term as Texas Insurance Commissioner was one of “trial by fire.” Gov. Rick Perry appointed Geeslin to the post in June 2005, just months before Hurricanes...
Feb 11 2007 // Judge refuses to dismiss case10 Texas economy vulnerable to massive coastal storm Study shows how whole state could be affectedN1 Forecast predicts slower premium growth in 2007 and 2008Underwriting profits expected but at...
Feb 9 2007 // A Los Angeles jury has awarded $10.3 million to the family of a 6-year-old girl who was struck by a van and killed two years ago in an elementary school parking lot, determining the school district was largely responsible...
Feb 9 2007 // A Louisiana state appeal court has cut a jury’s $591 million verdict against tobacco companies by more than half. A plaintiffs’ attorney called the ruling a great victory for smokers because it reaffirms the...
Feb 8 2007 // Louisiana state senators say they will ask Congress to have the federal government insure homes against hurricane damage, as it does for floods.“Y’all won’t sell it, so why not get the federal government...
Feb 7 2007 // Roy Bridges, regional executive vice president, responsible for Brown & Brown Inc.’s operations in Louisiana and other southeastern states, and Jerry J. Marcello, president of Marcello Agency Inc., American...
Feb 6 2007 // The Louisiana state highway department is finding itself in an increasing money pinch as repair demands run into rapidly escalating construction costs following hurricanes Katrina and Rita.The gap between construction...
Feb 5 2007 // Residents of the three areas flooded worst by Hurricane Katrina can sue the Army Corps of Engineers over claims that a poorly designed navigation channel caused catastrophic flooding during Hurricane Katrina, a federal...
Feb 2 2007 // Insurance executives are growing more interested in doing business in Louisiana because of recent moves by the Florida Legislature that the industry considers government meddling, Gov. Kathleen Blanco said recently.Blanco...
Feb 1 2007 // A federal judge on Jan. 30 approved a settlement between Murphy Oil Corp. and about 6,000 St. Bernard Parish, La., homeowners over an oil spill that happened during Hurricane Katrina.In a three-page ruling, U.S. District...
Feb 1 2007 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance Fraud Section recently announced it revoked the license of insurance agent Janis Dalene Simms Blaylock, 29, at the Richland Parish Detention Center in Rayville where she surrendered to...
Jan 31 2007 // According to recent weather statistics, average February temperatures in Louisiana range from 43 to 64 degrees. Consequently, many Louisiana workers who have become accustomed to working in these milder than usual winter...
Jan 31 2007 // More than 16 months after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita forced an unprecedented exodus from the Louisiana Gulf Coast, tens of thousands of homeowners have decided not to rebuild or have yet to make up their minds, an...