Latest Louisiana Headlines
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Louisiana Town Settles Suit Over Released Video of Illegal Search
Aug 29 2022 // A Virginia law professor is set to receive an $86,000 payment for settlement of his civil lawsuit filed against the City of Baton Rouge. The settlement follows a federal court order in which U.S. District Judge John W....
Louisiana Dept. of Insurance Fines Public Adjuster Accused of Pocketing Insurer Payouts
Aug 25 2022 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance has ordered a Texas father-and-son public adjusting team to pay a $50,000 fine for pocketing money that was intended for insurance claimants. The department on Aug. 18 revoked the...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Louisiana-Based Watkins
Aug 25 2022 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. today announced the acquisition of Alexandria, Louisiana-based Watkins Insurance & Benefits, LLC, dba Watkins Group — Insurance & Benefits Specialists. Terms of the transaction were...
Louisiana Woman Pleads Guilty to FEMA Fraud
Aug 22 2022 // Schshinetia Anderson, age 44, a resident of Slidell, Louisiana, pled guilty on August 11, 2022 to FEMA fraud announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. The defendant is scheduled to be sentenced before the Honorable Mary Ann...
Louisiana Suit Alleging Off-Camera Jail Beatings Revived
Aug 22 2022 // A federal appeals court cleared the way last Friday for a lawsuit to proceed against guards and officials at a privately run north Louisiana jail where an inmate died with a fractured skull in 2015. The lawsuit by family...
Public Adjuster Cited in Texas, Louisiana Took Cash Advances on Commissions
Aug 18 2022 // A public adjusting firm that was cited by regulators in both Texas and Louisiana for allegedly pocketing insurer payouts has also received cash advances from financing companies over the past several months, documents...
Weston, UPC Louisiana Policyholders Given 60 Additional Days to Place Policies with Citizens
Aug 17 2022 // Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon announced Tuesday that Louisiana Citizens will provide an additional 60 days after cancellation for insurance agents to place Weston Property & Casualty Insurance Company policies...
Weston’s Texas, Louisiana Policies to be Canceled September 7
Aug 16 2022 // Weston Property & Casualty Insurance Co. policies in Texas and Louisiana will be canceled on September 7 after the Florida-based insurer was ordered to end operations in early August after going insolvent. The Texas...
Public Adjusting Firm Accused of Pocketing Insurer Payouts in Texas, Louisiana
Aug 15 2022 // The Texas Department of Insurance says a public adjusting firm that was sanctioned last month by Louisiana regulators has pocketed more than $300,000 in insurer payouts intended for Texas property owners. TDI is asking the...
LA Dodgers Pitcher Accuser Files Countersuit to Defamation Claim
Aug 15 2022 // A San Diego woman who alleges Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer sexually abused her has filed a countersuit to his defamation claim, alleging the baseball star beat her and left her bruised, according to a court...
Louisiana Car Maintenance Operator Cited for Waiting to Report Stabbing
Aug 15 2022 // Federal safety inspectors have cited the operator of several Baton Rouge-area car wash, oil change, fueling and convenience store locations after a workplace violence investigation into the stabbing of an assistant manager...
Louisiana Insurers Have Paid $13.1B on Ida Claims
Aug 15 2022 // Louisiana insurers have paid or reserved to pay $13.1 billion on Hurricane Ida claims through June 30, 2022, the state’s department of insurance announced in early August. Policyholders had filed 460,709 claims of...
Louisiana Roofing Contractor Fined $249,000 for Failure to Comply with Safety Standards
Aug 15 2022 // A Baton Rouge, Louisiana roofing contractor who ignored federal safety inspectors’ February 2022 warnings that not complying with required fall protection standards exposed their workers to serious dangers now faces...
Louisiana Oil Spill Cleanup Underway After Tank Platform Collapse
Aug 11 2022 // An oil spill cleanup is underway at a site where an oil tank platform collapsed in a Louisiana bay, the Coast Guard said. The spill of crude oil occurred at Hilcorp’s Caillou Island facility in Terrebonne Bay,...
Louisiana Policyholders Recover $129 Million
Aug 10 2022 // Commissioner Jim Donelon announced the Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) recovered funds of $129 million in addition to the original amounts offered by insurance companies in Fiscal Year 2021-2022. The additional...
Energy Transfer Reports Louisiana Natgas Pipeline Ruptured in July
Aug 8 2022 // Energy pipeline operator Energy Transfer has disclosed a pipeline rupture in Louisiana last month that released 8.2 million cubic feet of natural gas, according to a report filed with the U.S. National Response Center. The...
Hub Acquires Louisiana’s Bubrig
Aug 5 2022 // Hub International Limited announced that it has acquired the assets of Bubrig Insurance Agency, Ltd. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Located in Belle Chasse, Louisiana, Bubrig Insurance Agency is an...
Louisiana Insurers Have Paid $13.1 Billion on Ida Claims
Aug 4 2022 // Louisiana insurers have paid or reserved to pay $13.1 billion on Hurricane Ida claims through June 30, 2022, the state’s department of insurance announced this week. Policyholders have filed 460,709 claims of all...
Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association Tabs Verisk for Streamline Claims Handling
Aug 4 2022 // The Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association (LIGA) announced it is is streamlining its handling of claims for policyholders of insolvent insurers with advanced property estimating technology from Verisk. LIGA is using...
Louisiana Completes Major Coastal Restoration Project
Aug 3 2022 // Louisiana has completed one of its biggest coastal restoration projects yet, and is at work on even bigger ones. The dredge used to suck up sediment from the Gulf of Mexico to add 1,000 acres (405 hectares) of habitat to...
