All the headlines from our Louisiana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 22 2006 // Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon reported that his office obtained an order from the 19th Judicial District Court in Baton Rouge to stop the alleged sale of unauthorized commercial insurance by United...
Nov 21 2006 // A Zachary, La., man has been sentenced on fraud charges related to a hurricane relief program.Terry Watson, 40, was sentenced to two years probation, a $250 fine, $2,000 in restitution and 50 hours of community service....
Nov 20 2006 // Lawmakers will return to Louisiana’s Capitol for a rare December special session to work on insurance relief for property owners, tax cuts, road improvements and pay raises for teachers, police and firefighters, Gov....
Nov 20 2006 // Arkansas Arkansas Attorney General Mike Beebe, a Democrat, won the race for the governor’s office, handily defeating Republican candidate Asa Hutchinson. Beebe, who served 20 years in the state Senate and has been...
Nov 19 2006 // The Louisiana insurance commissioner’s race was decided in late September when Commissioner Jim Donelon, a Republican, narrowly defeated James David Cain, a former state legislator and a Republican, in a special...
Nov 19 2006 // No monumental changes in South Central states from Nov. 7 electionsArkansas Arkansas Attorney General Mike Beebe, a Democrat, won the race for the governor’s office, handily defeating Republican candidate Asa...
Nov 16 2006 // Louisiana’s Legislature needs to overhaul the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp., created by the state as an “insurer of last resort,” because of problems created by last year’s hurricanes,...
Nov 15 2006 // Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp., the state’s insurer of last resort, wants to increase homeowners rates by an average 31.7 percent for its 135,000 policyholders.Citizens, the third-largest insurer in the...
Nov 15 2006 // Louisiana needs to outlaw using cellular phones while driving, but probably won’t, says the state’s top highway safety official.Jim Champagne, executive director of the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission, said...
Nov 13 2006 // The Texas Department of Insurance reported that more than $56 million was returned to Texas consumers during the past year as a result of actions by TDI’s Consumer Protection Division, a record amount for the...
Nov 10 2006 // The Abita Springs, La., Board of Aldermen have voted to abolish the town’s police department and pay the St. Tammany Parish sheriff’s office to provide full-time police service.About 100 residents filled Abita...
Nov 9 2006 // Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr., recently announced that three more individuals have been arrested on charges of theft related to contractor fraud.On Oct. 23, 2006, Richard Eric Williford was arrested by...
Nov 9 2006 // Despite a well-stocked campaign chest and big name support, embattled Louisiana Congressman William Jefferson was forced into a runoff Tuesday, unable to overcome allegations in an FBI affidavit that said he hid bribe...
Nov 6 2006 // Libertarian S.B.A. Zaitoon has jumped into the special election for a Baton Rouge, La., state Senate seat.Zaitoon, fresh off an unsuccessful bid for state insurance commissioner, qualified Oct. 27 and joined physician Bill...
Nov 6 2006 // Placing of business is harder than it has ever been, agent saysWe insure a business in French Quarter in New Orleans which was unaffected by the flooding from Katrina and for the most part had fairly limited windstorm...
Nov 5 2006 // We insure a business in French Quarter in New Orleans which was unaffected by the flooding from Katrina and for the most part had fairly limited windstorm damage,” said Parke Ellis, a principal with Gillis, Ellis...
Nov 3 2006 // Less than a quarter of Louisiana’s voters cast ballots in the special election for insurance commissioner as well as for secretary of state, according to finalized voting tallies.Only about 708,000 of the...
Nov 2 2006 // Anger over new fees meant to help recovery from last year’s hurricane claims is no reason to tinker with 2003 state laws creating Louisiana’s state-run insurance company, the company’s chairman said Oct....
Nov 1 2006 // A Rayville, La., insurance agent was shut down on charges of fraud and misappropriation of funds, Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon announced.Tracy E. Antley, 44, was ordered to cease and desist from engaging...
Oct 26 2006 // Entergy New Orleans Inc., the unit of Entergy Corp. that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after Hurricane Katrina destroyed most of its electrical and natural gas systems in the city, submitted a reorganization...