Latest Louisiana Headlines
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Fake Claims, Price Gouging, Bogus Contractors: How Fraudsters Steal Disaster Aid
Aug 23 2019 // As the scale and frequency of major disasters escalate, millions of dollars in federal, state and insurance payments intended for recovery efforts are being stolen by fraudsters taking advantage of chaos and the pipeline...
5,000 And Counting in Louisiana’s Medical Marijuana Program
Aug 21 2019 // Two weeks after Louisiana patients began receiving medical marijuana, the program is humming along without supply disruption and with thousands of people receiving the drug for medical use, regulatory officials and the...
Parish in Louisiana Getting $5.3M to Elevate 88 Homes
Aug 20 2019 // Louisiana U.S. Rep. Garret Graves says Livingston Parish will receive a $5.3 million federal grant to fund the elevation of 88 homes that were substantially damaged during the 2016 flood. Graves says the money is part of...
Lawsuit Alleges Louisiana Restaurant Pressured Servers to Perform Unpaid Work
Aug 20 2019 // Three former table servers are suing owners and managers of an iconic Louisiana restaurant, claiming managers pressured them to work for no pay. The Advocate reported the lawsuit against The Chimes was filed last week in...
Industry Flexes Political Muscle in States to Criminalize Aggressive Pipeline Protests
Aug 20 2019 // After protesters disrupted construction of an oil pipeline in North Dakota by chaining themselves to construction equipment and pitching tents along the route, oil and chemical companies found a way to keep it from...
Number of Wildfires Down in Louisiana Over 10-Year Period
Aug 20 2019 // The number of wildfires in Louisiana has dropped significantly over the past decade, agriculture and forestry officials say. According to records, Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) firefighters...
Flooded Mississippi River Still a Threat as Hurricane Season Heats Up
Aug 19 2019 // The river that drains much of the flood-soaked United States is still running far higher than normal, menacing New Orleans in multiple ways just as the hurricane season intensifies. For months now, a massive volume of...
New Louisiana Injured Worker Compensation Weekly Amounts Effective Sept. 1
Aug 13 2019 // The Louisiana Workforce Commission’s Office of Workers’ Compensation Administration has published the new weekly minimum and maximum compensation rates for injured workers that are effective Sept. 1. The new...
3 Sue Louisiana Pipeline Owner, Others Over Bayou Bridge Protest Arrests
Aug 12 2019 // Three people protesting construction of a south Louisiana oil pipeline last year were illegally arrested and assaulted, they claim in a lawsuit filed Aug. 9 against the pipeline’s owners, a security company, a...
Thieves Steal ATM in Louisiana Using Stolen Truck, Trailer, Forklift
Aug 12 2019 // Louisiana authorities are looking for people who used a stolen forklift, truck and trailer to steal an ATM. The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office says three people may have been involved. Surveillance photos were...
Police: Louisiana Woman Purposely Hurt Toddler to Get Insurance Money
Aug 12 2019 // A Shreveport, Louisiana, woman is suspected of injuring her toddler in an attempt to profit off a bus crash. Authorities say 38-year-old Diedra Michelle Lee is free on bond after having been booked last week into Caddo...
Temple OK’d to Run Against Donelon in Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Race
Aug 9 2019 // A Republican challenger to Louisiana’s long-serving insurance commissioner has qualified for the Oct. 12 statewide election. Tim Temple, a Republican from Baton Rouge, will be facing off against Jim Donelon, a...
Louisiana Painting, Sandblasting Company to Pay $90K to Settle Disability Lawsuit
Aug 8 2019 // The U.S. employment practices watchdog agency says a Louisiana company will pay $90,000 to settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit. Tamco Professional Coating Services Inc. (Tamco) has agreed to pay a foreperson...
Medical Marijuana Heading to Dispensary Shelves in Louisiana
Aug 5 2019 // Medical marijuana is expected to start reaching select dispensaries in Louisiana on Tuesday, after the state agriculture department completed final testing and cleared therapeutic cannabis for release to...
Louisiana Flood Victims End Lawsuit Against Trump, HUD Over Disaster Aid
Aug 2 2019 // Two Louisiana homeowners who sued the Trump administration over federal policies that stalled grants for victims of a massive 2016 flood have dropped their lawsuit, after the administration recently released new...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Louisiana Brokerage Gillis, Ellis & Baker
Jul 29 2019 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. today announced the acquisition of New Orleans, La.-based Gillis, Ellis & Baker Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1933, Gillis, Ellis & Baker is a commercial...
Louisiana Workers’ Comp Carrier, LWCC, Adds Irby, Promotes Sanders
Jul 25 2019 // Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based workers’ compensation provider, LWCC, has hired Seth Irby as chief marketing and customer experience officer, and promoted Gary Sanders to vice president. Irby brings to LWCC a variety of...
Worley, Brown Launch Legion Claims Solutions in Louisiana
Jul 23 2019 // Legion Claims Solutions LLC (Legion), a firm specializing in the management of catastrophe insurance claims, environmental/industrial claims, and governmental disaster recovery programs, has opened in Baton Rouge,...
New Barry Insured Loss Estimate: Not More Than $500M, RMS Says
Jul 23 2019 // Global risk modeling and analytics firm, RMS, has estimated that the insured U.S. losses from Hurricane Barry will not exceed $500 million. This estimate represents insured losses associated with wind, storm surge and...
Louisiana Ag Officials: Hurricane Barry Farm Damage Fairly Local
Jul 22 2019 // Louisiana farmers say they’ve never seen storm damage worse than Hurricane Barry left behind, but the LSU AgCenter says that statewide crop damage was minimal. AgCenter and federal Farm Service Agency workers are...
