Latest Louisiana Headlines
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Drax Global Reports Violating Air Emissions Limits at Louisiana Plants
Aug 14 2024 // NEW ORLEANS (AP) — British energy giant Drax Global, already under scrutiny for running afoul of environmental laws in multiple states, has disclosed to the state of Louisiana that its wood pellet production facilities...
Push for Flood Mitigation Draws Concerns Over Impact in Mississippi and Louisiana
Aug 5 2024 // JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Flooding left squishy, stinky messes in hundreds of homes in Mississippi’s capital city in 2020 — a recurring problem when heavy rains push the Pearl River over its banks. The U.S. Army...
Officials Cleaning Up Oil Spill in Southern Louisiana Parish
Aug 1 2024 // NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A storage tank spilled tens of thousands of gallons of crude oil in a southern Louisiana parish, threatening drinking water and wildlife as officials work to clean it up. The storage tank spilled...
Two Dead After Boats Collide on Louisiana River
Jul 31 2024 // LIVINGSTON, La. (AP) — Two boats collided on a Louisiana river, leaving two people dead and several others hurt, authorities said Monday. The collision happened early Sunday on the Tickfaw River near Kings Point in...
Outlooks Revised to Positive for Louisiana Workers’ Comp Insurer Stonetrust
Jul 31 2024 // AM Best revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “a-” (Excellent) of Stonetrust Commercial Insurance...
Louisiana’s $3B Coastal Restoration Project Divides Residents
Jul 26 2024 // NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Proponents of a nearly $3 billion project to restore part of southeast Louisiana’s rapidly vanishing coastline released a study Tuesday touting the expected economic benefits of its construction,...
Louisiana Businessman to Pay $1.3M Fine for Neglecting Elderly Residents During Ida
Jul 24 2024 // A Louisiana businessman who sent more than 800 elderly residents from his seven nursing homes to ride out Hurricane Ida in a crowded, ill-equipped warehouse pleaded no contest to 15 criminal counts Monday and was sentenced...
NFP Acquires Louisiana’s Southern Insurance Agency
Jul 24 2024 // NFP, an Aon company and property and casualty broker, benefits consultant, wealth manager and retirement plan advisor, announced the acquisition of Southern Insurance Agency LLC (SIA), a commercial property and casualty...
Louisiana Marine Electronic Services Provider Sued for Sexual Harassment
Jul 23 2024 // X-Treme Tech Services, LLC, a Thibodaux, Louisiana-based business which provides marine electronic services, violated federal law when a supervisor repeatedly sexually harassed a female employee and then fired her after...
Town in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley Divided Over a Planned Grain Terminal
Jul 17 2024 // WALLACE, La. (AP) — Sisters Jo and Dr. Joy Banner live just miles from where their ancestors were enslaved more than 200 years ago in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana. Their tidy Creole cottage cafe in the small...
Hub Acquires Swanson Insurance Agency in Louisiana
Jul 15 2024 // Hub International Limited announced the acquisition of the assets of Swanson Insurance Agency, Inc. & Swanson & Associates, Inc. (collectively, Swanson Insurance Agency). Terms of the transaction were not...
New State Climatologist For Louisiana Warns of ‘Very Active’ Hurricane Season
Jul 8 2024 // BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry announced last week that Jay Grymes, the chief meteorologist for WAFB-TV in Baton Rouge, will serve as the new state climatologist. Among responsibilities in his role,...
Judge Tells Louisiana to Protect Incarcerated Workers Toiling in Summer Heat
Jul 5 2024 // Amid blistering summer temperatures, a federal judge ordered Louisiana to take steps to protect the health and safety of incarcerated workers toiling in the fields of a former slave plantation, saying they face...
Federal Officials Update Investigation Into July 2023 Louisiana Plant Explosion
Jun 19 2024 // The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) announced an update on its investigation into a July 2023 explosion at the Dow Louisiana Operations’ Glycol II plant in Plaquemine, Louisiana, that...
AM Best Downgrades Credit Rating of Louisiana Farm Bureau Mutual
Jun 18 2024 // AM Best announced it has downgraded the Financial Strength Rating to B++ (Good) from A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to “bbb” (Good) from “a-” (Excellent) of Louisiana Farm...
Louisiana Lawmakers Pass Auto Insurance Reform Bills
Jun 17 2024 // Louisiana lawmakers passed a series of auto insurance reform bills that aim to bring availability and competition to the market by cutting down on excessive verdicts and settlements. Legislators passed four bills endorsed...
Louisiana High Court Reopens Window for Adult Victims of Childhood Sex Abuse to Sue
Jun 14 2024 // NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Officially reversing a controversial March ruling, Louisiana’s highest court Wednesday gave childhood victims of sexual abuse a renewed opportunity to file damage lawsuits. The state Supreme...
Study Finds Higher Levels of Dangerous Chemical Than Expected in SE Louisiana
Jun 13 2024 // NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Researchers using high-tech air monitoring equipment rolled through an industrialized stretch of southeast Louisiana in mobile labs and found levels of a carcinogen in concentrations as much as 20...
Pipeline Brawl in Louisiana Rattles Industry Desperate to Build
Jun 11 2024 // A legal battle in Louisiana is hobbling construction of three pipeline projects worth more than $2 billion. Yet the litigation isn’t from environmentalists: It’s spearheaded by one of the biggest natural gas...
Louisiana’s Temple Meets With Insurers Ahead of Potentially Active Hurricane Season
Jun 7 2024 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple recently met with 20 property and casualty insurers ahead of this year’s Atlantic Hurricane Season to make sure insurers are prepared to handle claims following a hurricane...
