Latest Louisiana Headlines
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PPG in Louisiana Fined $92K over Safety Violations
Oct 24 2016 // Federal regulators have fined PPG Industries in Westlake, La. $92,642 for nine “serious” safety violations. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration says the violations include failing to monitor...
Louisiana Governor’s Latest Federal Flood Request Aid Upped to $4B
Oct 24 2016 // Gov. John Bel Edwards bumped up his request to more than $4 billion for federal flood disaster aid to repair south Louisiana’s flood destruction, according to a letter to the White House released Friday. The...
Declarations
Oct 24 2016 // Cyber Disaster Management “You need to think of [cybersecurity] like disaster management – similar to your plan for an event like Hurricane Katrina – where everybody is on the same page.” — Cari...
LUBA Indemnity Insurance Assigned A- Financial Strength Rating by A.M. Best
Oct 21 2016 // A.M. Best has assigned a financial strength rating (FSR) of A- (Excellent) and a long-term issuer credit rating (Long-Term ICR) of “a-” to LUBA Indemnity Insurance Co. LUBA Indemnity a wholly owned subsidiary...
FEMA Extends Deadline for Louisiana Flood Aid Applications to Nov. 14
Oct 17 2016 // People seeking disaster aid to help them recover from Louisiana’s catastrophic August flooding have an extra month to apply for assistance. The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced this week that the...
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Extends Post-Flooding Emergency Rule
Oct 14 2016 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon has extended a previously issued emergency rule related to the historic flooding in multiple Louisiana counties in August. Emergency Rule 30 extends through Feb. 9, 2017, a...
Louisiana Chemical Manufacturer Fined $92.6K for Serious Safety Violations
Oct 14 2016 // Federal safety officials have cited a Louisiana chemical manufacturer for nine serious and two other violations, and issued fines of more than $92,000. The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health...
Citing Safety, Louisiana Transportation Agency Plans More Roundabouts
Oct 13 2016 // Louisiana’s transportation department has kicked off an ad campaign touting the safety benefits of the roundabout, those traffic circles that are cropping up more and more in the state. The three-week safety campaign...
Deadline to Apply for Disaster Loans after Louisiana Flooding: Oct. 14
Oct 13 2016 // Time is running out for business owners, homeowners and renters with damage from the August floods to apply for federal disaster loans. The Louisiana Department of Economic Development says the deadline to seek the...
More Than 1,200 Disaster Fraud Complaints Filed Since Louisiana Floods
Oct 12 2016 // Authorities have received more than 1,200 disaster fraud complaints related to August’s historic flooding in south Louisiana. U.S. Attorney Walt Green announced that tally on Oct. 7 during a press briefing at the...
Louisiana to Get $437M in Flood Recovery Assistance Allocated by Congress
Oct 11 2016 // Sen. Bill Cassidy says Louisiana will get $437 million of the $500 million in flood recovery assistance allocated by Congress. Congress approved the $500 million in flood recovery assistance as part of a hybrid spending...
Last Evacuation Orders Finally Lifted at Louisiana Sinkhole Site
Oct 10 2016 // More than four years since a massive sinkhole that in 2013 swallowed trees in Assumption Parish and forced more than 300 residents from their homes now no longer poses a risk to the public. Assumption Parish officials...
Louisiana State, Local Governments Awarded $146M to Cover Flood Costs
Oct 5 2016 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded Louisiana an additional $146 million to reimburse state and local governments for debris removal and other expenses related to this summer’s historic flooding. The...
Louisiana Police Jury Sues Travelers in Effort to Recover Stolen Money
Oct 3 2016 // The Rapides Parish Police Jury has hired a law firm to try to recover money they say was stolen from the District Attorney’s Office by an employee. The police jury, which is the governing authority for the parish,...
Insurance Commissioner: Overdose Death Rate High in Louisiana
Sep 29 2016 // The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says Louisiana’s drug overdose death rate exceeds the national average, the Louisiana Department of Insurance reported. In addition, a recent study released by the...
Jury Awards $13.6M in Williams Olefins Louisiana Plant Explosion Case
Sep 28 2016 // A Louisiana jury awarded a total of $13.6 million to four men injured in the 2013 explosion at the Williams Olefins Geismar plant. The Advocate reports a jury in Iberville Parish ruled late on Sept. 26 that the company,...
Lower Flood Insurance Rates Coming to Louisiana’s St. Charles Parish
Sep 27 2016 // Officials say as many as 4,000 homeowners in Louisiana’s St. Charles Parish may be eligible for a dramatic reduction in flood insurance rates. Starting Oct. 1, residents on the parish’s east bank may be...
Ag Disaster Declared in 24 Louisiana Parishes, 2 Texas Counties
Sep 23 2016 // The U.S. Department of Agriculture has named 24 Louisiana parishes and two Texas counties agricultural disaster areas because of last month’s storms and flooding. Eleven parishes are primary disaster areas, and the...
S&P: Impact of August Floods on Credit for Affected Louisiana Parishes Will Differ
Sep 22 2016 // The 22 Louisiana parishes that were impacted by record flooding in August will experience varying degrees of economic and financial stress, according to S&P Global Ratings. This is because local governments all have...
House Speaker Ryan Backs Louisiana Flood Aid In Spending Bill
Sep 22 2016 // House Speaker Paul Ryan says he supports an immediate infusion of flood aid to Louisiana as part of a temporary government-wide spending bill that’s atop the congressional agenda before lawmakers leave Washington for...
