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Louisiana State Police Arrest 8 for Insurance Fraud, Staged Accidents
Jul 28 2016 // Louisiana State Police say eight people have been arrested in connection with an alleged insurance fraud scheme involving staged traffic crashes in Jefferson Davis Parish. A state police news release says the investigation...
Louisiana Recovers More Than $3.7M for Insurance Consumers
Jul 27 2016 // Louisiana consumers have received more than $3.7 million in recovered funds from their insurance companies in the first half of the year thanks to assistance from the Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI). “Over...
Louisiana Man Gets 10 Years for Arson Fire That Destroyed 3 Homes
Jul 25 2016 // A 33-year-old Raceland, La., man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to arson in a fire that destroyed three homes last summer in Gheens. The Daily Comet reports Treiston Pierron pleaded guilty...
Louisiana Company Recalls 21,500 Pounds of Catfish Products
Jul 18 2016 // The U.S. Department of Agriculture says a north Louisiana business is recalling more than 21,500 pounds of catfish products for hotels, restaurants and other institutions in six states. The recall by Haring Catfish Inc. of...
Louisiana Judge: City-Parish to Remain in Lawsuit over Sewer Hole Drowning
Jul 13 2016 // A state judge has refused to dismiss the city-parish from a lawsuit by the mother of a 4-year-old Baton Rouge boy who drowned in an abandoned sewer hole near his home in 2014. The East Baton Rouge City-Parish government...
Louisiana Drivers May Now Repay Auto Insurance Fines in Installments
Jul 11 2016 // Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has signed a bill authorizing driver payment plans to repay the state Office of Motor Vehicles for the outstanding fines. Louisiana law requires drivers to have insurance on their vehicles....
Louisiana Bill Cuts Citizens Insurance Assessment Rebate
Jul 11 2016 // Legislation awaiting the signature of Louisiana’s governor significantly lowers the amount of rebate that property insurance policyholders would receive for assessments to cover the debts of the state’s...
‘A-‘ Rating Assigned to The Gray Insurance Co. of Louisiana
Jul 6 2016 // A.M. Best has assigned a financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and an issuer credit rating of “a-” to The Gray Insurance Company of Louisiana (GICLA) in Metairie, La. The outlook assigned to each rating...
Audit Finds State Insurance Program Privatization Saved Louisiana $10M
Jun 29 2016 // Former Gov. Bobby Jindal’s privatization of claims processing and loss prevention services for Louisiana’s self-insurance program saved the state money, though less than projected, according to an audit...
Parish Officials Warn of Isolation for Louisiana Flood Buyout Refusal
Jun 27 2016 // Rapides Parish officials are warning a handful of holdouts in south Alexandria, La., subdivisions that they could be isolated if they don’t accept federally-financed flood buyouts. Carrie Robinette, grant...
Louisiana Bill Lowers Citizens Insurance Assessment Tax Break
Jun 23 2016 // Legislation awaiting the signature of Louisiana’s governor would significantly lower the amount of rebate property insurance policyholders would receive for assessments to cover the debts of the state’s...
Trial Begins over 2012 Fire, Explosion that Killed 3 Off Louisiana Coast
Jun 21 2016 // Jury selection began on June 20 for what’s expected to be a lengthy and complex trial arising from lawsuits over an offshore oil platform explosion and fire that killed three workers off Louisiana’s coast in...
States Faced with Massive Well Cleanup from Oil Bust
Jun 20 2016 // The worst oil bust since the 1980s is putting Texas and other oil producing states on the hook for thousands of newly abandoned drilling sites at a time when they have little money to plug wells and seal off environmental...
Louisiana Drivers May Now Repay Auto Insurance Fines in Installments
Jun 20 2016 // Louisiana drivers struggling to pay unpaid fines from lapsed car insurance coverage can now find some relief. Gov. John Bel Edwards’ office announced the governor has signed a bill to authorize driver payment plans...
People – South Central
Jun 20 2016 // Louisiana-based insurance carrier, LCTA Workers’ Comp (LCTA), hired Christine Martin as chief financial officer (CFO). A certified public accountant, Martin has more than 20 years of financial management experience....
Louisiana Governor Signs Bill Hiking Max Fines for Texting While Driving
Jun 17 2016 // Maximum penalties will be higher for violating state laws in Louisiana that ban texting or posting to social media sites while driving and that restrict cell phone use for young drivers. Gov. John Bel Edwards announced...
Judge Says Suit Against Louisiana’s Office of Group Benefits Can Advance
Jun 15 2016 // A Baton Rouge state judge has ruled that a lawsuit that claims the Jindal administration mismanaged the state health insurance program and illegally implemented changes to it can move forward. Six retired state employees...
After 4 Years, Louisiana Sinkhole Stabilizing
Jun 14 2016 // A massive sinkhole that went viral in 2013 swallowing trees in Assumption Parish and forcing more than 300 residents from their homes has quieted down as officials slowly allow residents to come home. The sinkhole, located...
New Law Lets Louisiana Drivers Repay Auto Insurance Fines in Installments
Jun 10 2016 // Louisiana drivers struggling to pay unpaid fines from lapsed car insurance coverage can now find some relief. Gov. John Bel Edwards’ office announced the governor has signed a bill to authorize driver payment plans...
Judge Rules Against Ex-Louisiana Police Chief in Sex Assault Case; Town’s Liability Uncertain
Jun 8 2016 // A small community in Louisiana disbanded its troubled police force more than a year ago, but the town hasn’t shaken a scandal that fueled the department’s collapse and ousted its elected police chief. A federal...
