All the headlines from our Louisiana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 29 2019 // CORRECTION: Insurance Journal would like to clarify its original reporting on this transaction to make clear that Johnson & Johnson acquired only the assets of Strickland General Agency of LA, Inc., and not the stock...
Jan 27 2019 // Louisiana ranks among the most dangerous areas for pedestrians in a new national report.The state is listed as fourth in the nation for pedestrian fatalities in the report released by Smart Growth America. In Louisiana,...
Jan 25 2019 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner James Donelon on Jan. 25 issued a bulletin to insurers operating in his state, asking that they help out policyholders affected by the federal government shutdown by “exercising...
Jan 24 2019 // In the legal equivalent of a Hail Mary pass, two New Orleans Saints season ticket holders asked a judge on Tuesday to order the NFL commissioner to reverse the results of the NFC championship game that sent the Los Angeles...
Jan 24 2019 // Louisiana’s insurance commissioner has drawn a challenger from within his own party.Republican Tim Temple announced he will run for the office on the Oct. 12 ballot, seeking to oust GOP incumbent Jim Donelon. Temple,...
Jan 22 2019 // According to a recent Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) survey, Louisiana remained one of the safest states in which to work, the Louisiana Workforce Commission reported.The state’s rate of non-fatal accidents and...
Jan 18 2019 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Shreveport, Louisiana-based Interstate Insurance Underwriters LLC, the company announced.Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1963, Interstate Insurance...
Jan 14 2019 // Wetland ecologist Scott Nesbit drove down a gravel oil field road in Louisiana in an all-terrain utility vehicle, zipping under a heavy forest canopy toward what he says is the source of it all.Nesbit’s target was a...
Jan 4 2019 // Troopers assigned to the Louisiana State Police Bureau of Investigations New Orleans Field Office Insurance Fraud/Auto Theft Unit have arrested the last suspect in an insurance fraud scheme.A total of seven suspects have...
Dec 31 2018 // Over the course of 14 months, Louisiana has added tens of thousands of jobs, according to the Louisiana Workforce Commission.According to information released on Dec. 21 by the Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS),...
Dec 31 2018 // At first glance it might seem that 2018 was a “slow news” year in the South Central states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas. After all, the region escaped the devastation of a major hurricane, and...
Dec 27 2018 // Even as he touted Louisiana’s economic picture, Gov. John Bel Edwards said on Dec. 20 that President Donald Trump’s tariffs are causing “pain” for agricultural and petrochemical industries and...
Dec 20 2018 // A Louisiana credit union has agreed to pay a former branch manager $110,000 to settle a federal discrimination lawsuit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced.The EEOC filed suit against...
Dec 20 2018 // Louisiana is second only to Washington, D.C., with the lowest non-fatal work-related injury rate in the country, the Louisiana Workforce Commission announced.A recent Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS) report showed that...
Dec 20 2018 // USG Insurance Services Inc., a national wholesaler and MGA, has hired Corey Cooper as producer/broker in its Covington, Louisiana, branch. Corey joins the USG team with 11 years of experience in the industry, most recently...
Dec 17 2018 // A Louisiana program helping people affected by the 2016 floods is offering buyouts to those living in especially hazardous areas, state officials said.Restore Louisiana officials said that homeowners in floodways can...
Dec 12 2018 // USG Insurance Services Inc., a national wholesaler and MGA, has hired Dylan Guidry as producer/broker in its Covington, Louisiana, branch.Guidry brings over 20 years of experience in the insurance industry. Most recently...
Dec 5 2018 // Louisiana program helping people affected by the 2016 floods is offering buyouts to those living in especially hazardous areas, state officials said.Restore Louisiana officials said that homeowners in floodways can receive...
Dec 5 2018 // Rates for workers’ compensation insurance will decrease in Louisiana next year, the state insurance department announced.Louisiana Department of Insurance has approved a rate filing from the National Council on...
Dec 3 2018 // NSM Insurance Group has acquired the assets of Harahan, Louisiana-based program manager, KBK Insurance Group.With over 25 years of experience, KBK specializes in the towing and transportation industries. NSM Insurance...