Latest Louisiana Headlines
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Florida, Louisiana Ranked Highest for Auto Insurance Costs
May 11 2022 // It’s not just homeowners insurance costs that are high in Florida. A new report shows that Floridians continue to pay some of the largest auto coverage premiums in the country. The BankRate 2022 report shows that the...
Drought in Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas Opens Loans for Farmers
May 9 2022 // The U.S. Department of Agriculture says drought during the growing season has made farmers in most of Texas, all of Louisiana and parts of Arkansas and Mississippi eligible to apply for federal aid. The department’s...
Louisiana Lawmakers Seek Police Boss’ Journals in Ronald Green Probe
May 4 2022 // Lawmakers investigating the deadly arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene are preparing to hold the former head of the Louisiana State Police in contempt for refusing to turn over his journals after talks broke down Monday...
Louisiana Judge Orders Liquidation of Lighthouse
May 2 2022 // A Louisiana district court judge last week ordered the liquidation of Lighthouse Property Insurance Co., the troubled homeowners insurer who held policies in Louisiana, Florida, Texas, North Carolina and South...
Louisiana Man Becomes 37th Defendant Convicted in Operation Sideswipe
Apr 29 2022 // United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that David Brown age 50, of Morgan City, pled guilty on April 27, 2022 to Count One (1) of his indictment, charging him with Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud in violation of...
Louisiana Insurers Have Paid or Reserved $12.1B on Ida Claims
Apr 29 2022 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner announced insurers have paid or reserved $12.1 billion on all types of Hurricane Ida-related claims in Louisiana through March 31. This data is the second measure of damage from Hurricane...
Louisiana Woman Sentenced to 10 Months for Role in Operation Sideswipe
Apr 28 2022 // United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that Donisha Lee,age 32, of Harvey, Louisiana, was sentenced for Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371, by United...
Louisiana Houses Passes Bill Broadening Loss of Use Coverage Scenarios
Apr 26 2022 // The Louisiana House passed a bill Monday that would broaden the requirements of when insurers have to pay loss of use coverage in response to a storm evacuation warning. House Bill 83 says any loss of use coverage would be...
Louisiana Highway Crash Knocks Out Power to 2,000
Apr 26 2022 // Authorities say a man is dead after his truck crashed into a utility pole on a Louisiana highway. Louisiana State Police say the single-vehicle wreck Friday night shut down a stretch of state Highway 73 in Ascension Parish...
Residents Given ‘All-Clear’ After Louisiana Chemical Leak
Apr 20 2022 // Residents near a chemical plant outside Baton Rouge have been given the “all-clear” after a chemical leak prompted orders for them to shelter in place, authorities said. A fire caused the chlorine leak late...
3 Louisiana Black Churches Rebuilding After 2019 Arson
Apr 20 2022 // Three years after an arsonist torched three small Black Baptist churches in rural Louisiana, rebuilding is well under way. Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in Opelousas is months from reopening, with visible progress at St....
Lake Charles, Louisiana Starts Program for 2020 Hurricane Home Repairs
Apr 19 2022 // Registration has started for a new program to help low- and moderate-income Lake Charles residents fix 2020 hurricane damage to their homes, and Mayor Nic Hunter says he expects it to fill up fast. “We’ve...
Louisiana Proposes Fines Against 5 Insurers for Alleged Improper Activity After 2020 Storms
Apr 18 2022 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon has proposed fining five homeowners insurance companies a combined $764,750 following targeted market conduct examinations of their insurance activities between August 27, 2020,...
EPA Probes Environmental Justice in Louisiana Projects
Apr 18 2022 // The Environmental Protection Agency is investigating whether Louisiana’s health and environmental agencies discriminated against Black residents in connection with air pollution from existing and proposed facilities...
Lighthouse in Rehab in Louisiana But Could Trigger Another Assessment in Florida
Apr 14 2022 // Because Lighthouse Property Insurance Co. is domiciled in Louisiana, Florida’s insurance regulators probably won’t put the troubled company through the receivership and liquidation process in the Sunshine...
AM Best Downgrades Credit Rating of Louisiana Farm Bureau
Apr 13 2022 // AM Best has downgraded the Financial Strength Rating to A- (Excellent) from A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to “a-” (Excellent) from “a” (Excellent) of Louisiana Farm Bureau...
Louisiana Places Lighthouse Into Receivership; No Word Yet on Florida’s Plans
Apr 12 2022 // Weeks after Lighthouse Property Insurance announced it would stop writing new business in Florida, the insurer has been placed into receivership in Louisiana. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon placed Lighthouse into...
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Places Lighthouse Into Receivership
Apr 12 2022 // Weeks after Lighthouse Property Insurance announced it would stop writing new business in Florida, the insurer has been placed into receivership in Louisiana. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon placed Lighthouse into...
EPA Probes Environmental Justice in Louisiana Projects
Apr 11 2022 // The Environmental Protection Agency is investigating whether Louisiana’s health and environmental agencies discriminated against Black residents in connection with air pollution from existing and proposed facilities...
Louisiana Teen Turns Tragic Loss Into Effort to Improve Highway Safety
Apr 11 2022 // A Louisiana high school senior who lost her best friend in a head-on collision is on a mission to improve safety on on Highway 167. Emma Hebert and Ramsie Baumgardner both attended North Vermillion High, and Baumgardner...
