All the headlines from our Louisiana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 8 2015 // Feral hogs cost Louisiana farmers more than $74 million in crop losses and other damage in 2013, according to a new study by the LSU AgCenter.AgCenter economist Shaun Tanger, who’s been gathering data from farmers...
Sep 7 2015 // In a 25-year span leading up to 2005, homeowners insurers in Louisiana wrote a total of $13 billion in homeowners insurance premium, from which they earned $1 billion in profit, according to the chief actuary at the state...
Sep 2 2015 // The 19th Judicial District Court granted an Order of Rehabilitation and Injunctive Relief giving Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon possession and control of the Louisiana Health Cooperative Inc. (LAHC, aka CO-OP), the...
Sep 2 2015 // Jeffrey Zewe has been appointed deputy commissioner of the newly formed Office of Consumer Services at the Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) and Darie Jordan has been named director of the Louisiana Automobile Theft...
Sep 1 2015 // In the first six months of 2015, the Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) recovered an additional $2.37 million for insurance policyholders. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says the funds are the result of LDI staff...
Aug 31 2015 // Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon has picked up another challenge to his fall re-election bid.Charlotte McDaniel McGehee, a Democrat and lawyer from Baton Rouge, announced her candidacy this week. In a statement, McGehee...
Aug 27 2015 // Funds from the settlement over BP’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill in 2010 will be used to construct a permanent flood control structure in Bayou Chene.The Courier reports the structure will protect St. Mary and several...
Aug 26 2015 // According to new research by the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety, stronger building codes and standards, along with more stringent requirements for inspections, building permits, and contractor...
Aug 26 2015 // In a 25-year span leading up to 2005, homeowners insurers in Louisiana wrote a total of $13 billion in homeowners insurance premium, from which they earned $1 billion in profit, according to the chief actuary at the state...
Aug 24 2015 // Fewer people had jobs in Louisiana in July as employer payrolls shrank, but the unemployment rate fell again as even more people left the labor force.The state’s unemployment rate fell to 6.2 percent in July from 6.4...
Aug 20 2015 // A federal judge has ruled that Louisiana Attorney General James D. “Buddy” Caldwell’s lawsuit against State Farm Auto Insurance over vehicle repair tactics will be heard in Louisiana state court, where it...
Aug 18 2015 // Oil platform operator Black Elk Energy is facing federal criminal charges in connection with a November 2012 explosion off Louisiana’s coast that left three workers dead and others badly injured.Multiple media...
Aug 18 2015 // BP PLC’s $18.7 billion settlement for its 2010 oil spill may not end lawsuits filed by two Louisiana public university systems against the oil giant, a newspaper reported.Since many details are under wraps, it...
Aug 17 2015 // As part of a package of tax credit reductions passed by the Legislature, Louisiana’s property insurance policyholders will lose 28 percent of a tax credit they can get for covering the debt of the state’s...
Aug 12 2015 // The market share of Louisiana’s property insurer of last resort — Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp.— has declined from 9.8 percent to 1.8 percent in the 10 years after back-to-back Hurricanes Katrina...
Aug 11 2015 // A trucking company based in Louisiana has been cited by federal workplace safety officials for exposing workers to various safety and health hazards. Proposed penalties total $156,800.Transporter Maintenance and Inspection...
Aug 10 2015 // Low-interest federal disaster loans are still available to Louisiana businesses and residents affected by the Red River flooding that occurred May 18 through June 20.U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Maria...
Aug 7 2015 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance is hosting an event to discuss the property/casualty insurance market as the state marks the 10 years that have passed since Hurricanes Katrina and Rita caused more than $28 billion in...
Aug 6 2015 // The Lafayette City-Parish Council is considering new regulations to require Uber and similar companies to do regular background checks on contract drivers, inspect vehicles and carry insurance above and beyond what state...
Aug 4 2015 // Everyone in Louisiana who buys property insurance will lose 28 percent of a tax credit they can get for covering the debt of the state’s property insurer of last resort.In addition, the reduction is retroactive,...