Latest Louisiana Headlines
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Alera Group Acquires Louisiana’s AGM Benefit Solutions
Jul 15 2021 // Deerfield, Ill.-based insurance and wealth management firm, Alera Group, has acquired AGM Benefit Solutions, a provider of voluntary benefits, enrollment services and benefits technology headquartered in Baton Rouge,...
Louisiana Reminds Insurers of Obligations in Commercial Policy Renewals
Jul 12 2021 // Louisiana insurance regulators have issued a new advisory letter reminding authorized property/casualty insurers writing in the state about the information they must provide in writing when they issue a renewal notice to...
CITGO Agrees to Settle for 2006 Louisiana Refinery Spill
Jul 7 2021 // CITGO Petroleum Corp. has agreed to pay $19.7 million to restore natural resources damaged during a 2006 spill at its southwest Louisiana refinery that saw millions of gallons of waste oil and wastewater sent into the...
Court Won’t Revive Louisiana Suit in Death of Man Who Yelled ‘Kill Me’
Jul 6 2021 // An appeals court has refused to revive a lawsuit in the death of a man who shouted “Kill me” while endangering the life of a Louisiana sheriff’s lieutenant in 2016. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals...
Louisiana Orders Insurer to Halt Non-Renewing Homeowners Policies after 2020 Hurricane Season
Jul 6 2021 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon has ordered GeoVera Specialty Insurance Co. to stop non-renewing Louisiana homeowners policies in violation of state law. In a cease and desist order issued last week, Donelon...
New Louisiana Law Creates Rules for Self-Driving Delivery Robots
Jul 5 2021 // Louisiana has created a framework for self-driving delivery devices to drop off packages on the state’s streets, under a bill backed by lawmakers and Gov. John Bel Edwards. The new personal delivery device law...
Child Sex Abuse Victims to Have More Time to File Suit in Louisiana
Jul 5 2021 // Gov. John Bel Edwards has signed legislation removing deadlines for Louisiana’s child sex abuse victims to pursue damages in civil court, delivering a victory to survivors of abuse at the hands of Catholic...
NASA Looking at Louisiana Delta System
Jun 30 2021 // Erosion, sinking land and sea rise from climate change have killed the Louisiana woods where a 41-year-old Native American chief played as a child. Not far away in the Mississippi River delta system, middle-school students...
Louisiana Asbestos Inspector Must Repay School Board $212K
Jun 30 2021 // A Louisiana man has been sentenced to eight months of home confinement and ordered to repay more than $212,000 to a school board which hired him for asbestos inspections. U.S. District Judge Lance Africk also ordered Marc...
Guilty Plea: Mississippi Woman Embezzled $600K from 2 Louisiana Employers
Jun 30 2021 // Federal prosecutors say a Mississippi woman has pleaded guilty to embezzling a total of more than $600,000 from two Louisiana employers. Christy Bartholomew, 39, of Hattiesburg, pleaded guilty earlier this week to wire...
Louisiana Lawmakers Eyeing Hurricanes Tackle Water System Upgrades
Jun 29 2021 // Spurred by recent hurricanes and a rare winter storm that demonstrated the frailty of Louisiana’s public water supply, lawmakers have set their attention on improving the state’s troubled water...
Louisiana State Police Cling to Crash Theory in Black Man’s Fatal Arrest
Jun 29 2021 // More than a year and a half after Louisiana state troopers were captured on body camera video brutalizing Black motorist Ronald Greene during his fatal arrest, police brass are still trying to blame his death on a car...
More Guilty Pleas in Louisiana Staged Truck Accident Cases
Jun 28 2021 // Two more individuals have pleaded guilty to conspiring to stage automobile accidents in Louisiana in a scheme to defraud insurance and trucking companies, the U.S. Justice Department says. The U.S. Attorney’s Office...
Louisiana Gov.: $176M Now Available from FEMA for Laura, Delta Aid
Jun 22 2021 // Louisiana parishes recovering from two hurricanes that struck last year are now in line to get a total of more than $176 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Gov. John Bel Edwards said. Edwards discussed...
Seacor: Pay Debt With $25M in Overturned Louisiana Boat’s Insurance
Jun 21 2021 // The owner of an offshore oilfield boat that overturned off Louisiana plans to use $25 million in insurance on the vessel to pay down part of the Texas company’s debts. Attorneys for families of men killed when the...
Citgo to Pay Additional $19.7M for Damage from Louisiana Refinery Spill
Jun 21 2021 // Citgo Petroleum Corp. of Houston has agreed to pay $19.7 million for environmental damage from a 2006 spill at a Louisiana refinery, the U.S. Department of Justice said. The agreement settles both state and federal...
Flood Concerns Prompt Louisiana Parish to Pause New Development
Jun 21 2021 // A parish council in Louisiana has approved a one-year moratorium on new development in part of its jurisdiction to address concerns about drainage following severe flash flooding in May. Iberville Parish Council...
Training on Louisiana Sex Misconduct Rules for Colleges to Begin Soon
Jun 21 2021 // Louisiana’s college administrators will start receiving training this summer on new requirements for how sexual misconduct claims must be handled and what safety measures must be enacted, the state’s higher...
$41M Recovered for Louisiana Consumers After Hurricane Claims Complaints
Jun 21 2021 // Complaints over insurance claims arising out of the three hurricanes that struck Louisiana last year had resulted in a recovery of $41 million for consumers by end of April, Louisiana insurance regulators say. The...
New Louisiana Law Creates Rules for Self-Driving Delivery Devices
Jun 18 2021 // Louisiana has created a framework for self-driving delivery robots to drop off packages on the state’s streets, under a bill backed by lawmakers and Gov. John Bel Edwards. The new personal delivery device law...
