Latest Louisiana Headlines
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Several Louisiana Fire Districts Receive Improved Ratings
Dec 21 2023 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) announced that several fire districts have received improved fire ratings between July and December 2023, which may lead to reduced fire insurance premiums for property owners in...
Louisiana Police Say a Drunken Driver Smashed Into a Building, Then Left a Debris Trail Leading to a Bar
Dec 19 2023 // SLIDELL, La. (AP) – A drunken driver who fled after smashing into a Louisiana building left a debris trail that officers followed to find him at a bar, according to police. Police officers in Slidell were dispatched...
AM Best Upgrades Financial Strength Rating of Louisiana Dealer Services Insurance
Dec 11 2023 // AM Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings to “a” (Excellent) from “a-” (Excellent) of Louisiana Dealer Services...
5th Circuit Largely Sides With Louisiana Sheriff`s Deputies Accused in Lawsuit of Using Excessive Force
Dec 8 2023 // NEW ORLEANS (AP) – A federal appeals court has largely sided with two white Louisiana sheriff`s deputies in a lawsuit filed by a Black woman, rejecting her claims that they used excessive force against her as they...
5th Circuit Court of Appeals Clarifies Standard of Evidence for Negligence Award Against River Boat Pilots in Mississippi River Collision Case
Dec 6 2023 // As maritime accidents go, the collision between the M/V Strandja and the M/V Kieffer E. Bailey on the Mississippi River was hardly a catastrophe. A jury determined that damages amounted to only $114,000. But the accident...
Study: Louisiana’s Agriculture and Forestry Sectors Suffer $1.69B in Damages Due to Heat and Drought
Dec 5 2023 // Louisiana’s agriculture and forestry sectors experienced approximately $1.69 billion in damages in 2023 due to excessive heat and drought, according to a study from the Louisiana State University Agricultural...
Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Alleging Environmental Discrimination in Louisiana Parish
Dec 4 2023 // NEW ORLEANS (AP) – A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit that accused a south Louisiana parish of using land use policies to guide industries that pollute into communities with majority-Black populations. U.S....
Louisiana State Police Open Criminal Investigation Into McClenny Moseley
Dec 4 2023 // Louisiana State Police have opened a criminal investigation into efforts by McClenny Moseley & Associates and Apex Roofing to solicit customers after receiving a complaint by the state Insurance Department about...
Authorities Estimate Up to 1.1 million Gallons of Oil Discharged Into Gulf of Mexico From Louisiana Pipeline
Nov 28 2023 // NEW ORLEANS (AP) – As much as 1.1 million gallons of oil may have been discharged into the Gulf of Mexico from a pipeline system off Louisiana`s southeast coast, the U.S. Coast Guard said last week. The affected pipeline...
NCOIL Names New Officers at Annual Meeting
Nov 28 2023 // The National Council of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) said it elected a new slate of officers at its Annual National Meeting. Texas Representative Tom Oliverson will serve as president; New York Assemblywoman Pamela Hunter...
Maine, Louisiana, Kentucky Most Injury-Prone States, Group Says
Nov 28 2023 // Maine, Louisiana and Kentucky were the most injury-prone states in 2018, while Hawaii, Maryland and Nevada have the lowest injury rates, according to data analyzed by a group of New York pain physicians. Maine saw 596...
Louisiana Fortify Homes Program Opens Fourth Round of Grants
Nov 27 2023 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon announced that the Louisiana Fortify Homes Program (LFHP) opened its fourth round of grants at noon on November 27. There are 750 grants available in the fourth round, and...
Mayor of South Louisiana Town Breaks Ribs, Collarbone in 4-Wheeler Crash
Nov 27 2023 // PLAQUEMINE, La. (AP) – The mayor of a south Louisiana city underwent surgery Saturday for a broken collarbone, ribs and ankle after a hunting accident. Plaquemine Mayor Ed Reeves was hunting Friday morning when his...
Federal Authorities Investigate Underwater Oil Pipeline Leak off Louisiana Coast
Nov 20 2023 // VENICE, La. (AP) – Federal authorities said Saturday that they`re investigating a leak from an underwater oil pipeline off the coast of Louisiana. The National Transportation Safety Board said on X, formerly known as...
Business Moves
Nov 20 2023 // National Arthur J. Gallagher, Clements Worldwide Global insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Washington, D.C.-based Clements Worldwide. Clements is an international insurance broker serving expats,...
Louisiana Contractor Gets Max Fine After Fatal Fall at Hyundai Plant Site
Nov 20 2023 // Federal safety regulators have brought the hammer down on a Louisiana contractor, deciding that the company failed to use correct safety equipment that would have prevented a fatal fall at an electric car plant...
Texas’ Maxwell Insurance Group Joins Risk Services of Louisiana
Nov 16 2023 // Maxwell Insurance Group of Houston, Texas, has affiliated with Risk Services of Louisiana (RSL), a Leavitt Group affiliate based in Shreveport. Leavitt Group is a network of insurance brokers whose collective strength...
Louisiana State Police Open Criminal Investigation Into McClenny Moseley, Apex Roofing
Nov 13 2023 // Louisiana State Police have opened a criminal investigation into efforts by McClenny Moseley & Associates and Apex Roofing to solicit customers after receiving a complaint by the state Insurance Department about...
Higginbotham Expands Collegiate Athletics Investment With LEARFIELD, Adds 10 Southern Universities to Portfolio
Nov 9 2023 // Higginbotham announced the expansion of its multi-year investment in collegiate athletics to include ten universities in the southern region of the United States through its continued sponsorship agreement with LEARFIELD,...
Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sale Postponed Amid Legal Battles Over Endangered Whale Protections
Nov 7 2023 // NEW ORLEANS (AP) – An upcoming sale of federal Gulf of Mexico oil and gas leases was officially postponed last week amid legal fights over protections for an endangered species of whale. A federal appellate panel last...
