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Lawsuit: Pollution from Louisiana Fire Making Residents Sick
Sep 26 2013 // About a dozen Slaughter, La., residents allege respiratory problems and diminished property values in a lawsuit filed in the wake of the Nov. 19 blaze that destroyed the Monolyte Laboratories Inc. chemical facility. The...
Louisiana Commissioner: Complexity of Health Law ‘Mind-Boggling’
Sep 25 2013 // Louisiana’s insurance commissioner said that there is “no way at all” that people have enough information to make decisions when the new health insurance marketplaces created by the federal Affordable...
Work-Related Fatalities Decline in Louisiana in 2012
Sep 24 2013 // The number of work-related fatalities in 2012 in Louisiana declined to 106, according to a preliminary count by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries. This is down slightly from the...
Louisiana Insurance Agent Arrested
Sep 23 2013 // A Slidell, La., insurance agent was served by Louisiana Department of Insurance Fraud Division investigators with a summary suspension and cease and desist order for alleged misappropriation of insurance premium funds and...
Louisiana Citizens Lowering Commercial Property Rates
Sep 23 2013 // The property insurer of last resort in Louisiana plans to lower rates for commercial policyholders. The 352 commercial policyholders Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. covers in coastal areas.would see rates drop...
Mississippi Insurance Chief Wants to Sue to Stop Flood Insurance Rate Hikes
Sep 20 2013 // Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney is prepared to sue the federal government to stop the flood insurance rate hikes triggered by a recent reform law, but it remains to be seen if he can move forward because the...
Concerns Raised in Louisiana about Navigating Health Exchange
Sep 19 2013 // State lawmakers said they are concerned about a shortage of people helping Louisiana residents sign up for new insurance options available under the federal health care law. The worries came up as the House and Senate...
Louisiana Citizens Lowering Commercial Property Rates
Sep 16 2013 // The state-run property insurer of last resort in Louisiana plans to lower commercial rates. The Advocate reports the bulk of those cuts would benefit the 352 commercial policyholders Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance...
Specialty Risk Associates Adds 3 Commercial Underwriters in Louisiana
Sep 12 2013 // Shreveport, La.-based Specialty Risk Associates Inc. announced the hiring of three new commercial lines underwriters – Ryan Gore, Laura Schlidt and Patti Haigler. Prior to joining Specialty Risk Associates, Gore...
Louisiana Brewer Sued Over Mechahopzilla Beer
Sep 12 2013 // The Japanese company that produced the classic series of “Godzilla” movies has sued a New Orleans brewery, claiming the MechaHopzilla beer brand infringes on its copyrights and trademarks. The lawsuit was filed...
Honore Backs Louisiana Lawsuit Against Oil Companies
Sep 11 2013 // The Army general who won acclaim for helping restore order in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina is backing a flood control board’s lawsuit against oil and gas companies. Retired Lt. Gen. Russell Honore...
Appeals Court Rules Against Louisiana Abortion Providers in Liability Case
Sep 10 2013 // A federal appeals court has ruled that a group of Louisiana abortion providers lack the standing to challenge part of a 1997 law that can make them liable for damage caused by an abortion procedure and denies them access...
1st Team Partners with Aon Cornerstone in Louisiana
Sep 10 2013 // 1st Team Insurance Agency announced a strategic partnership with Aon Cornerstone, a business unit of Aon plc, which focuses on fostering strategic alliances with minority business enterprises. 1st Team, headquartered in...
Premium Increases Under Obamacare Not as High as Expected: Study
Sep 9 2013 // The federal Affordable Care Act will not lead to widespread premium increases in the individual health insurance market. That’s according to a new analysis of 10 states and the United States overall by RAND Corp.,...
Federal Flood, States’ Wind Plans Need Further Reforms
Sep 9 2013 // A recent report from the Union of Concerned Scientists, a watchdog group, calls for further reforms to flood and wind insurance programs to discourage risky development and help reduce risk and taxpayer costs. The report,...
Probe Clears BP Oil Spill Claims Chief But Finds Staff Misconduct
Sep 8 2013 // An investigation led by former FBI Director Louis Freeh cleared the BP claims administrator of misconduct in handling settlement payouts from the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday, but found some of his staff...
State Looks at Louisiana Highway 70 Detour Options Near Sinkhole
Sep 5 2013 // A growing sinkhole just south of Louisiana Highway 70 in has raised worries in Assumption Parish about subsidence that could cut off the highway and force commuters and school buses to make a 90-minute-plus detour. In...
Louisiana Community ‘a Ghost Town’ a Year After Isaac
Aug 28 2013 // Isaac barely had hurricane-strength winds when it blew ashore southwest of New Orleans a year ago, but its effects are still apparent in coastal areas where it flooded thousands of homes. After landfall on Aug 28, 2012,...
Louisiana Flood Board Votes to Continue Oil, Gas Lawsuit
Aug 20 2013 // A New Orleans-area flood control board has refused to back down from its lawsuit seeking damages from nearly 100 oil and gas companies over coastal erosion allegedly caused by dredging and digging for canals and pipelines....
Louisiana Exports Hit Record $29B for 6-Month Period
Aug 20 2013 // Louisiana’s worldwide exports increased 3.4 percent to a record $29.0 billion in the first six months of 2013, compared to the same period in 2012. The World Trade Center of New Orleans said Louisiana’s...
