All the headlines from our Louisiana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 13 2016 // Ross Campesi Sr., founder of LCTA Workers’ Comp, died May 7 in his home. Campesi was 90 years old.“Ross’s passing is obviously a huge personal loss … he was the love of my life,” Melissa Campesi,...
May 13 2016 // Medical marijuana advocates have won a significant victory in their efforts to jumpstart Louisiana’s medical marijuana program.The House voted 62-31 to expand the program to cover more diseases and to make regulatory...
May 10 2016 // Louisiana’s Office of Motor Vehicles reminds drivers whose vehicles are insured by Affirmative Insurance or Affirmative Casualty Insurance that they need to have new coverage by 11:59 p.m. Wednesday. Otherwise, says...
May 10 2016 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon is reminding the state’s residents and businesses that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has granted a 60-day extension for filing proof of loss forms by National...
May 4 2016 // Baton Rouge, La.-based LCTA Workers’ Comp and Prime Occupational Medicine announced a partnership the firms say will not only provide greater health care resources to the employees of LCTA policyholders, but will...
May 4 2016 // The National Weather Service confirms that a tornado hit rural parts of northern St. Landry Parish and southern Avoyelles Parish in Louisiana on Saturday. Forecaster Jonathan Brazzell said Sunday that the Weather Service...
May 2 2016 // The workers’ compensation insurance markets in South Central states are relatively stable and are experiencing a drop in rates across the board. However, reforms made in Oklahoma in 2013 continue to be challenged in...
Apr 28 2016 // More people could be exposed to foodborne illnesses in Louisiana if lawmakers approve a provision in the governor’s 2017 budget proposal which would lead to fewer inspections of the retail food industry, officials...
Apr 28 2016 // Nearly 240 Texas and Louisiana residents have sued the Sabine River Authority over March flooding that inundated hundreds of homes and closed Interstate 10.Communities in Southeast Texas and Louisiana were flooded by up to...
Apr 26 2016 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has granted a 60-day extension on filing the Proof of Loss form for National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)...
Apr 22 2016 // A day after falling one vote short, backers of a proposal to expand Louisiana’s medical marijuana law to cover more diseases found success in the state Senate.Senators voted 21-16 for the proposal from Sen. Fred...
Apr 22 2016 // A bid to repeal Louisiana’s motorcycle helmet requirement narrowly failed in the state House.House Bill 337 fell shy of the 53 votes needed to advance to the Senate for consideration. Lawmakers voted 49-46 in support...
Apr 19 2016 // Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon is asking the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to extend its deadline for Louisiana homeowners impacted by flooding, the insurance department announced.A federal disaster...
Apr 18 2016 // Craig Dunn has been selected to lead the Dallas office of AmWINS Brokerage of Texas.He succeeds Todd Teitell, who is retiring after having served as office president since 1997. Prior to being promoted to this role, Dunn...
Apr 15 2016 // Louisiana lawmakers have approved several bills related to driving safety.A proposal filed by Republican Sen. Ronnie Johns to allow law enforcement agencies to automatically scan motorists’ license plates was passed...
Apr 13 2016 // Louisiana’s top insurance regulator says Louisiana citizens who pay property insurance in the state may be entitled to more than $200 in insurance rebates dating back to 2012.All property insurance policyholders in...
Apr 12 2016 // The U.S. Department of Labor’sOccupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a Louisiana food manufacturing company for 25 serious and one other violation for exposing workers to hazardous chemicals,...
Apr 10 2016 // The agricultural loss from the March flooding across Louisiana could top $15 million, according to an economist with the LSU AgCenter.Kurt Guidry said the loss figures are preliminary, because reports are coming in daily...
Apr 10 2016 // The federal government says an Illinois tank cleaning company’s violation of safety rules killed a New Orleans employee and injured two others in October.The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing...
Apr 5 2016 // Some Monroe, La., homeowners dropped flood insurance when they got the choice, and are now regretting it.Some homeowners in the area got notices from their mortgage company saying they were no longer required to buy flood...