Latest Louisiana Headlines
All the headlines from our Louisiana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Louisiana Parish Sets Up Hurricane Re-Entry System for Businesses
Jun 23 2014 // Terrebonne Parish in Louisiana has a new emergency re-entry process for companies attempting to reopen after a mandatory hurricane evacuation. The Courier reported placards would replace company picture ID badges and would...
Louisiana Town Approves Use of Golf Carts on Streets
Jun 23 2014 // Golf carts will soon be puttering around on town streets under a new ordinance approved by the Kinder, La., Town Council. The American Press reported the council voted unanimously to allow people to drive electric-powered...
Texas Man Sentenced, Another Pleads Guilty in Machinery Theft Scheme
Jun 20 2014 // United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley in Louisiana announced that one Texas man has been sentenced and another has pleaded guilty in a scheme to steal tractors and other large equipment and sell the items in...
Vacant House Fires Plague Louisiana Town
Jun 18 2014 // Lafayette, La., fire officials say at least five vacant houses have been set afire in one week. They’re investigating a sixth house fire. They say two vacant houses were torched within 12 minutes of each other early...
Insurance, Security Requirements Sink Louisiana Family’s July 4 Boat Parade
Jun 18 2014 // The family who organizes and sponsors the popular False River Fourth of July Boat Parade in Louisiana’s Pointe Coupee Parish says it is calling it quits. The reason, family members say, is new pressure from the state...
Louisiana Governor Signs Bill Regulating Insurance ‘Navigators’
Jun 16 2014 // Louisiana’s “navigator” organizations that get grants to help consumers enroll in insurance under the federal health care law will have to be licensed by the state. Gov. Bobby Jindal’s office...
BP Claim Investigator: Louisiana Fisherman Should Repay $50K
Jun 12 2014 // A court-appointed investigator says a Louisiana fisherman should return more than $50,000 in BP oil spill claim money. Louis Freeh, the former FBI director appointed to investigate claims arising from the 2010 disaster,...
Report: Louisiana Nursing Homes Rank Among the Worst
Jun 10 2014 // The quality of care at Louisiana’s nursing homes is among the worst in the nation, with high rates of bed sores and physical restraints and low levels of nursing staff, according to a state legislative report...
Louisiana Drivers Sans Insurance to Face Hefty Fines
Jun 9 2014 // In the final hours of Louisiana’s legislative session, lawmakers passed a $53 million fee hike on drivers who don’t maintain car insurance as required by law. Most of the money expected to be raised is slated...
Fire Insurance Goes Down in Louisiana Town as Safety Rating Rises
Jun 9 2014 // Coteau, La., residents will pay a little less for fire insurance after their volunteer fire department’s latest evaluation. Fire protection districts are evaluated every five years on a list of criteria designed to...
Louisiana AG: Governor Should Veto Bill Killing Oil Lawsuit
Jun 5 2014 // Louisiana’s top attorney has recommended that Gov. Bobby Jindal veto a bill aimed at killing a lawsuit filed by a southeast Louisiana levee board against 97 oil and gas companies over damage to the state’s...
Skaggs Joins Louisiana Workers’ Comp Corp. as Senior VP
Jun 3 2014 // Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corp. (LWCC) has hired Jeffrey H. Skaggs as senior vice president of policyholder services and agency relations. Skaggs has more than 27 years of experience in commercial insurance...
Bill to Derail Louisiana Levee Board’s Oil Lawsuit Heads to Governor
Jun 2 2014 // The oil and gas industry won a significant victory in the Louisiana Legislature, receiving final passage of a bill that seeks to kill a lawsuit filed by a New Orleans area levee board against nearly 100 oil and gas...
New Orleans Saints’ Workers’ Comp Bill Dies in Legislature
May 29 2014 // Louisiana state lawmakers are getting out of a dispute between New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson and the NFL team’s players about how to handle workers’ compensation claims for professional athletes. Rep....
Louisiana Senators Side with Saints Owner in Workers’ Comp Dispute
May 27 2014 // Senators on the labor committee have narrowly sided with New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson over the NFL players in a dispute about how workers’ compensation claims for professional athletes should be...
USG Promotes Horton to Production Manager for Louisiana
May 22 2014 // USG Insurance Services Inc., a national wholesaler and MGA, has promoted Michael Horton to first vice president, production manager in its Mandeville, La., office. Horton joined USG in January 2003 as a producer/broker in...
Saints-Backed Bill Draws Warning Flag From Players Association
May 19 2014 // The NFL Players Association is asking player agents to warn clients that signing with the New Orleans Saints could subject them to unfavorable workers’ compensation benefits. In an email Friday, NFLPA chief DeMaurice...
People – South Central
May 19 2014 // FrankCrum, a national professional employer organization, added Rodney Vaughn as broker manager, responsible for increasing the company’s presence in Texas, and forging relationships with insurance agents and...
People
May 19 2014 // FrankCrum, a national professional employer organization, added Rodney Vaughn as broker manager, responsible for increasing the company’s presence in Texas, and forging relationships with insurance agents and...
Players Association Lambasts New Orleans Saints-Backed Workers’ Comp Bill
May 12 2014 // The NFL Players Association is launching a campaign aimed at defeating the New Orleans Saints’ bid to change state law pertaining to workers’ compensation claims by players. NFLPA executive director DeMaurice...
