Latest Louisiana Headlines
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Louisiana 4th Grader Sues School System Over BB Gun Suspension
Oct 8 2020 // The family of a Louisiana fourth grader is suing the public school system that suspended him after a teacher spotted a BB gun in his room during an online class session. The lawsuit filed in Louisiana’s 24th Judicial...
Pre-Delta, Gov. Edwards Declares State of Emergency in Louisiana
Oct 7 2020 // Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has declared a state of emergency ahead of Hurricane Delta, which is on track to hit his state later this week. The Democratic governor called Delta an “incredibly dangerous storm that...
Category 3 Hurricane Delta Hits Mexico; Expected to Strengthen, Then Move to U.S.
Oct 7 2020 // Updated Oct 7., 2020, 6:58 AM— Hurricane Delta weakened to a Category 3 storm just before slamming into the coast of Mexico, but remains life-threatening. Delta came ashore along the northeastern Yucatan Peninsula near...
Energy Firm Evacuations Underway as Another Major Storm, Delta, Threatens Gulf Coast
Oct 5 2020 // Energy companies on Monday began evacuating offshore oil platforms as the 25th named storm of the year formed in the Caribbean and was forecast to become a major hurricane before it entered the Gulf of Mexico and threatens...
Hyperactive Hurricane Season Highlights Need for Flood Insurance
Oct 5 2020 // Tropical Storm Beta made landfall on the central Texas coast on Sept. 21 as the 23rd named storm of the hyperactive 2020 Atlantic hurricane season and the third to hit the Gulf Coast this year. Slow moving Beta dumped...
Louisiana Race Track Settles With for $2.8M over Manure, Urine Discharges
Oct 2 2020 // The owners of the horse racing track in New Orleans have agreed to pay a $2.8 million penalty for letting horse manure and urine into the city’s drainage system for at least six years and to spend twice that on...
CRC Group Acquires Specialty Risk Associates in Louisiana
Oct 1 2020 // CRC Group has acquired Specialty Risk Associates Inc. in Shreveport, La. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The addition of Specialty Risk expands CRC Group’s binding, transportation binding and personal lines...
$215M in BP Oil Spill Money Will go to Restore Louisiana Marshes
Oct 1 2020 // Louisiana will get nearly $215 million in BP oil spill money for two projects planned to restore more than 4,600 acres of marsh and other habitat in the New Orleans area, Gov. John Bel Edwards said. Work should begin next...
Cease and Desist Order Issued for Louisiana Agent for Alleged Premium Theft
Oct 1 2020 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance has issued a cease and desist order and summary suspension of producers license to a Lake Charles, La., agent for alleged misappropriation of premium funds. Valerie M. Muse reportedly...
Fire at Collapsed Hard Rock Hotel Site in Louisiana
Sep 30 2020 // A fire broke out Monday amid the wreckage of the Hard Rock Hotel construction project that partially collapsed last year in New Orleans. Thick black smoke was visible in the area of the construction site at the edge of the...
COVID-19 Legislative Session in Louisiana Began This Week
Sep 29 2020 // Only three months removed from their last gathering, Louisiana legislators returned Monday for a special session focused on the coronavirus outbreak, with deepening rifts between Gov. John Bel Edwards and Republican...
Louisiana Utility: Hurricane Laura Repair Costs Now at $1.4B
Sep 28 2020 // A Louisiana utility says the cost to restore electricity and repair power lines damaged in the state during Hurricane Laura is now up to $1.4 billion. Entergy Corp., the New Orleans-based utility serving many of the areas...
Louisiana Agent’s License Suspended for Misappropriation, False Insurance Certificates
Sep 25 2020 // A Lake Charles, Louisiana, insurance producer has been issued a cease and desist order and had her license suspended amid an investigation into misappropriation of insurance premiums and the issuing of false insurance...
Rainy Beta Lands on Texas Coast as Tropical Storm
Sep 22 2020 // Slow-moving Tropical Storm Beta made landfall on the Texas coast on Sept. 21 at around 10 pm near the Matagorda Peninsula, packing heavy rains and sustained winds of around 45 mph. Beta is the ninth named storm to hit the...
9 More Indicted in Louisiana Truck/Auto Staged Accident Schemes
Sep 21 2020 // With the addition of nine new indictments, 28 people now have been charged in a federal probe into the staging of automobile accidents in Louisiana, according to U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser. The nine defendants were...
Slow-Moving Storm Beta Set to Drench Texas, Louisiana Coasts
Sep 21 2020 // Beta, a slow-moving tropical storm, will bring flooding rains to Texas and Louisiana as well as raking offshore energy fields with high winds, but may not reach hurricane strength. Beta’s winds will likely hold at 50...
Louisiana Insurance Agents Get C&D Orders for Alleged Misappropriated Premiums
Sep 18 2020 // Two St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, insurance producers have been hit with Cease and Desist Orders and fines for allegedly misappropriating premium funds, Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) reported. The department said...
Oil Industry Begins Cleaning Up, Restarting Gulf Operations After Hurricane Sally
Sep 17 2020 // Storm-tossed U.S. offshore energy producers and exporters began clearing debris on Thursday from Hurricane Sally and booting up idle Gulf of Mexico operations after hunkering down for five days. The storm toppled trees,...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires The Kirksey Agency in Louisiana
Sep 17 2020 // Insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired West Monroe, Louisiana-based The Kirksey Agency Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The Kirksey Agency was founded in 1980 with crop insurance as...
Louisiana Health System Cited for Coronavirus Safety Violations
Sep 15 2020 // A healthcare system in Shreveport, Louisiana, has been cited by federal workplace safety officials for failing to protect employees from coronavirus exposure. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and...
