Latest Louisiana Headlines
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Bid to Force Interruption Insurance to Cover Virus Pulled from Louisiana Bill
May 14 2020 // Louisiana lawmakers won’t try to force business interruption insurance policies to cover the widespread closures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Sen. Rick Ward, a Port Allen Republican, shelved the proposal amid...
Legislation to Limit Car Accident Claims Advances in Louisiana
May 14 2020 // Louisiana’s Republican lawmakers have advanced proposals to limit damage claims against businesses in car wreck lawsuits, pushing ahead with the pre-coronavirus priority as Democrats argued the debate was...
Louisiana Opening Up with Fewer Virus-Related Restrictions
May 13 2020 // Saying Louisiana has made significant strides in combating the COVID-19 outbreak, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that he will begin loosening restrictions on churches, restaurants, salons and gyms, moving the state away...
Study: Pandemic Leaves 1 in 4 Unemployed in New Orleans
May 12 2020 // One out of every four workers in New Orleans is without a job because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a study by the University of Louisiana Lafayette. The study found unemployment in New Orleans is the highest...
Auditor: Coronavirus, Oil Glut Could Cost Louisiana Local Governments $1B
May 11 2020 // The coronavirus battle and the world oil glut could cost cities, parishes and school boards in Louisiana anywhere from $404 million to $1.1 billion over two fiscal years, the state’s Legislative Auditor’s...
Louisiana’s Donelon Asks Commercial Auto Insurers to Offer COVID-19 Relief
May 6 2020 // Louisiana’s chief insurance regulator wants insurers to consider offering premium relief to their commercial auto insurance customers due to the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon...
Louisiana Workers’ Comp Insurer, Amerisafe, Reports Profitable Quarter
May 1 2020 // DeRidder, Louisiana-based workers’ compensation insurance company, Amerisafe Inc., has reported a first quarter profit of $10.8 million. The company posted revenue of $79.2 million in the period; adjusted revenue was...
New LWCC Foundation Commits $1.1M for COVID-19 Recovery in Louisiana
Apr 30 2020 // Baton Rouge-based Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corp. (LWCC) has formed a private foundation to focus on the areas of health, wellness, and safety in the workplace. It’s leading initiative, Louisiana Well...
New Orleans Won’t Participate in Louisiana’s Partial Business Openings, Yet
Apr 30 2020 // In much of Louisiana, restaurant owners are cautiously looking forward to opening some outdoor tables, and mall stores to beginning curbside service. But New Orleans won’t be participating in those slight relaxations...
In Louisiana, 1 Month of Unemployment Benefits – 302K Claimants, $561.3M Paid
Apr 29 2020 // Between March 22 and April 22, Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) paid out $561,358,411 in total benefits to over 302,000 Louisianians whose employment has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. By comparison, in all of...
Kemp Tours Storm-Damaged Towns in South Georgia
Apr 27 2020 // Gov. Brian Kemp traveled Friday to towns in south Georgia where severe storms recently damaged several homes and businesses. Kemp flew to Pelham to assess damage in that community and the surrounding area, according to a...
Louisiana Businesses Back ‘Stay Home, Safe at Work’ Approach
Apr 24 2020 // A 16-page set of recommendations for safely re-opening a Louisiana economy staggered by the fight against the new coronavirus was released on April 22 by state business interests as Gov. John Bel Edwards weighed his next...
Update: At Least 7 Dead After Storms in Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana
Apr 24 2020 // Severe weather moved through the South on April 23 after killing at least seven people in Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana, including a worker at a factory hit by an apparent tornado, a man whose car was blown off the road...
Louisiana Hospital Cheers as 1,500th Virus Patient Released
Apr 23 2020 // A hospital in New Orleans celebrated the discharge of their 1,500th coronavirus patient amid cheers from doctors and nurses more than a month after getting their first virus patient. A video on the Ochsner Medical Center...
Deadly Tornadoes Slam Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas
Apr 23 2020 // At least six people were killed and dozens were injured when tornadoes swept through Oklahoma, Louisiana and Texas on April 22, according to media reports. In a media release issued by the Texas governor’s office,...
State Farm Cutting Homeowners Rates in Louisiana
Apr 20 2020 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon has approved an overall base rate decrease of 3.5% for homeowners policies issued by State Farm Insurance Co. in Louisiana. State Farm provides homeowners’ coverage to...
Louisiana’s Stonetrust Commercial Insurance Promotes Treigle; Adds Chou, Jones
Apr 17 2020 // Baton Rouge, La.-based Stonetrust Commercial Insurance Co. has promoted Michael “Shane” Treigle as executive vice president and chief financial officer, and hired Tracy Chou as executive vice president and...
Louisiana Extending License Renewal Dates for Insurance Agents, Adjusters
Apr 17 2020 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance says a new emergency rule extends the renewal dates for licenses of insurance producers and adjusters who have been negatively impacted by the business closures brought on by the...
Insurance Department: Auto Insurers to Return Over $187M to Louisiana Drivers
Apr 16 2020 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance says collectively auto insurers will return more than $187 million in premium to drivers in the state in the form of refunds and rebates on auto insurance policies. Insurance...
Destruction from Storms Across Southeast ‘Worst in a Decade;’ Death Toll Rises to 30
Apr 15 2020 // Storms that killed more than 30 people in the Southeast, piling fresh misery atop a pandemic, spread across the eastern United States on Monday, leaving more than 1 million homes and businesses without power amid floods...
