Latest Louisiana Headlines
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Surveys Aim to Find Out Extent of Feral Hog Damage in Louisiana
Aug 25 2014 // Feral hogs are rooting up levees and snarfing down crops all around Louisiana, but nobody’s sure just how much damage they’re doing. The LSU AgCenter is working to get a handle on that with a pair of...
Louisiana Volunteer Fireman Sentenced to 5 Years for Arson
Aug 22 2014 // The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry says a former volunteer firefighter from Longville has been sentenced to five years at hard labor for setting wildfires in woods near his home town. Court documents show...
California Man Arrested, Charged with Selling Fake Insurance in Louisiana
Aug 21 2014 // A Los Angeles man was arrested in New Orleans for selling fraudulent workers’ compensation and employers liability insurance policies throughout Louisiana, Attorney General Buddy Caldwell announced. Terry Francis...
Louisiana AG Files Suit Against State Farm Over Auto Repair Practices
Aug 19 2014 // Alleging “a culture of unsafe business practices” in its handling of vehicle repairs, Louisiana’s attorney general has filed suit against insurance giant State Farm. Attorney General Buddy...
Louisiana Holding Theft Prevention Video Contest for Teen Drivers
Aug 18 2014 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) and the Louisiana Automobile Theft and Insurance Fraud Prevention Authority (LATIFPA) are also encouraging teen drivers to “Park Smart” with the launch of a new high...
Monroe, Louisiana, Gearing Up to Maintain Class 1 Fire Rating
Aug 15 2014 // The Monroe Fire Department is spending millions to add new fire trucks, better equipment and improve communication in hopes of keeping its Class 1 fire rating when recertification rolls around in 2016. The News-Star...
Judge Approves $48M Settlement Over Louisiana Sinkhole
Aug 15 2014 // A federal judge has granted final approval of a $48.1 million class-action settlement for Louisiana residents affected by a 37-acre sinkhole that opened two years ago has been swallowing land ever since. U.S. District...
Auto Thefts in Louisiana Drop 48% in Five-Year Period
Aug 15 2014 // The number of auto thefts statewide dropped from 9,113 vehicles stolen in 2011 to 7,881 vehicles stolen in 2012, representing a decrease of 13.5 percent, the Louisiana Department of Insurance reported. The LDI said those...
States Still Grappling with Surplus Lines Tax Sharing
Aug 15 2014 // Things have changed a bit for the surplus lines industry since the Non-admitted and Reinsurance Reform Act, (NRRA) part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform legislation, passed in 2010. The NRRA’s implementation has...
Planned Improvements Aim to Strengthen South Louisiana Civic Center
Aug 14 2014 // The Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center in southern Louisiana would be able to withstand Category 3 hurricane winds after completion of a roughly $2.2 million project the Parish Council is considering. The Courier reports the...
Louisiana State Police Now Selling Crash Photographs Online
Aug 12 2014 // The Louisiana State Police (LSP) announced it is now possible to order crash photographs online at www.lsp.org. To order, the driver’s or pedestrian’s first and last name, parish of the crash, and date of the...
Louisiana Flood Authority Challenges Law Blocking ‘Big Oil’ Lawsuit
Aug 7 2014 // A south Louisiana flood authority is fighting a new state law aimed at retroactively killing a lawsuit filed last year over coastal damage attributed to oil and gas drilling. The Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection...
Feds to Loan $2.1M to Louisiana’s Jefferson Parish for Flood Upgrade
Aug 4 2014 // State officials say they’ve received approval of a $2.1 million low-interest, energy efficiency loan to support Jefferson Parish’s efforts to upgrade its flood-protection system. The Louisiana Department of...
Improved Fire Rating to Cut Home Insurance Costs in Louisiana Town
Aug 4 2014 // Homeowners in the Grand Chenier area will be paying less for fire insurance starting in August because of a higher rating awarded to the local fire district. The American Press reported the rating for Cameron Parish Fire...
New Suit Filed in Louisiana Claims Chinese Drywall Destroyed Homes
Aug 1 2014 // Lawyers for people who say their homes were wrecked by defective drywall made in China have filed a new lawsuit against the manufacturers and a new defendant — the Chinese Cabinet agency that oversees the country’s...
Louisiana Agent Booked with 29 Counts of Insurance Fraud
Jul 31 2014 // Louisiana State Police have booked a 58-year-old West Monroe man with 29 counts of insurance fraud and one count of theft. Trooper Albert Paxton tells The News-Star that John Whittington, a licensed insurance agent,...
Dhandho Acquiring Louisiana’s Stonetrust Commercial Mutual Insurance
Jul 31 2014 // Stonetrust Commercial Mutual Insurance Holding Co. announced it has agreed to be acquired by Dhandho Holdings LP and Dhandho Holdings Qualified Purchaser LP, based in Irvine, Calif. Stonetrust is a Louisiana-based mutual...
Louisiana Parish Audit Finds Most School Bus Drivers Not Drug-Tested
Jul 29 2014 // An internal audit has found that the Caddo Parish school system has been testing far fewer bus drivers than it should for drugs and alcohol. Federal regulations require random testing each year of at least half the...
Louisiana Commissioner to Ridesharing Drivers: Check Insurance Coverage
Jul 29 2014 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon is urging potential drivers for ridesharing services like Uber to make sure they closely check their insurance policies before signing up with one of the companies. The...
Louisiana Private, Non-Farm Employment at All-Time High
Jul 24 2014 // The Louisiana Workforce Commission says the state in June set records for both private sector and total nonfarm employment, according to seasonally adjusted employment data released by the federal Bureau of Labor...
