All the headlines from our Louisiana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 12 2019 // In an update issued at 4 p.m., CDT, on July 12, the National Hurricane Center said Tropical Storm Barry is expected to make landfall as a category 1 hurricane along Louisiana’s central Gulf Coast on July 13.The NHC...
Jul 12 2019 // Most U.S. refiners whose plants are in the path of Tropical Storm Barry took steps on Friday to keep them running, even as forecasters warned that the second named storm of the season could become a hurricane just before...
Jul 12 2019 // Coastal Louisiana felt the first blow from Tropical Storm Barry’s winds early on Friday as the slow-moving tempest was forecast to become the first Atlantic hurricane of 2019 threatening to bring rain and flooding to...
Jul 11 2019 // Tropical Storm Barry formed in the Gulf of Mexico and could strike Louisiana as a hurricane Saturday, causing almost $1 billion in damage and worsening flooding in New Orleans.The system, which was about 95 miles (153...
Jul 9 2019 // As companies work to design fleets of commercial trucks that won’t need a human in the driver’s seat, Louisiana lawmakers have written rules of the road that self-driving vehicles will need to follow to truck...
Jul 2 2019 // Trident Marine Managers (TMM), a specialty marine and offshore energy company and a part of Ryan Specialty Group (RSG), is partnering with Signal Mutual on a workers’ compensation program for waterfront employers...
Jul 1 2019 // Gov. John Bel Edwards has signed one of the last outstanding bills from the legislative session, steering $700 million in oil spill recovery money to road, bridge and port projects.The Democratic governor touted the plans...
Jul 1 2019 // A new law in Louisiana aims to ensure that auto insurance policyholders have the option to choose a particular motor vehicle repair shop.Under Act 317 (House Bill 411), which has been signed by Gov. John Bel Edwards,...
Jul 1 2019 // Two more carriers are planning to lower their auto insurance rates in Louisiana, the state’s insurance department reported in June.Both Progressive Security Insurance Co. and Louisiana Farm Bureau have filed to...
Jun 27 2019 // Data released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) shows that personal income in Louisiana has grown for 12 consecutive quarters since 2016 Q1, the Louisiana Workforce Commission reported.Between 2018 Q4 and 2019 Q1...
Jun 26 2019 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says insurance discounts and benefits are available in the state for active duty service members and veterans of the United States Armed Forces both during and after their tour...
Jun 25 2019 // Signal Mutual, a nationwide provider of Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act coverage, has partnered with Trident Marine Managers (TMM), a unit of Ryan Specialty Group to offer workers’ comp coverage...
Jun 24 2019 // A Louisiana couple has pleaded guilty in a $48 million scheme that targeted a medical reimbursement program, federal prosecutors said on June 21.The U.S. Justice Department, New Orleans-based U.S. Attorney Peter Strasser...
Jun 21 2019 // A new law in Louisiana aims to ensure that auto insurance policyholders have the option to choose a particular motor vehicle repair shop.Under Act 317 (House Bill 411), which has been signed by Gov. Jon Bel Edwards,...
Jun 21 2019 // Compared with 2017, last year’s hurricane season was a relatively quiet one for the Gulf Coast states of Louisiana and Texas, with major U.S. storm systems such as Hurricanes Michael and Florence staying well to the...
Jun 19 2019 // This is a bad year for people who make their living from seafood in Louisiana and Mississippi. Floods from the Midwest are killing oysters, and driving crabs, shrimp and finfish out of bays and marshes, into saltier water...
Jun 17 2019 // Louisiana Farm Bureau is following the downward trend in auto insurance rates started by State Farm and Progressive insurance companies, the Louisiana Department of Insurance reported.Louisiana Farm Bureau has filed for a...
Jun 17 2019 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says United HealthCare Services Inc. and/or UnitedHealthcare Insurance Co., its subsidiaries and affiliates can’t quit paying producer commissions on renewals of certain...
Jun 17 2019 // Some 7.3 million U.S. homes with an estimated reconstruction cost of $1.8 trillion are at risk from storm surge, Irvine, California-based data analytics provider CoreLogic said in its 2019 Storm Surge Report, issued days...
Jun 17 2019 // Early forecasts for the 2019 U.S. Atlantic hurricane season anticipate the period will be an “average” one. Hurricane season officially runs June 1 through November 30, however, the first named storm of the...