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Louisiana Drivers May Now Repay Auto Insurance Fines in Installments
Jun 20 2016 // Louisiana drivers struggling to pay unpaid fines from lapsed car insurance coverage can now find some relief. Gov. John Bel Edwards’ office announced the governor has signed a bill to authorize driver payment plans...
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Jun 20 2016 // Louisiana-based insurance carrier, LCTA Workers’ Comp (LCTA), hired Christine Martin as chief financial officer (CFO). A certified public accountant, Martin has more than 20 years of financial management experience....
Louisiana Governor Signs Bill Hiking Max Fines for Texting While Driving
Jun 17 2016 // Maximum penalties will be higher for violating state laws in Louisiana that ban texting or posting to social media sites while driving and that restrict cell phone use for young drivers. Gov. John Bel Edwards announced...
Judge Says Suit Against Louisiana’s Office of Group Benefits Can Advance
Jun 15 2016 // A Baton Rouge state judge has ruled that a lawsuit that claims the Jindal administration mismanaged the state health insurance program and illegally implemented changes to it can move forward. Six retired state employees...
After 4 Years, Louisiana Sinkhole Stabilizing
Jun 14 2016 // A massive sinkhole that went viral in 2013 swallowing trees in Assumption Parish and forcing more than 300 residents from their homes has quieted down as officials slowly allow residents to come home. The sinkhole, located...
New Law Lets Louisiana Drivers Repay Auto Insurance Fines in Installments
Jun 10 2016 // Louisiana drivers struggling to pay unpaid fines from lapsed car insurance coverage can now find some relief. Gov. John Bel Edwards’ office announced the governor has signed a bill to authorize driver payment plans...
Judge Rules Against Ex-Louisiana Police Chief in Sex Assault Case; Town’s Liability Uncertain
Jun 8 2016 // A small community in Louisiana disbanded its troubled police force more than a year ago, but the town hasn’t shaken a scandal that fueled the department’s collapse and ousted its elected police chief. A federal...
Cardinal Named Regional Manager as Iroquois Expands into Louisiana
Jun 7 2016 // The Iroquois Group, an independent insurance agency network, announced it is expanding into the state of Louisiana. The group’s announcement follows several months of meetings with prospective member agencies,...
Louisiana Residents Face June 13 Deadline for FEMA Assistance
Jun 6 2016 // Louisiana disaster survivors in 36 parishes have until June 13 to register with the Federal Emergency Management Agency for recovery assistance. The Louisiana Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency...
Louisiana Lawmakers Pass Lapsed Auto Insurance Payment Plan Bill
Jun 2 2016 // A Baton Rouge lawmaker’s bid to create payment plans for people struggling to pay unpaid fines from lapsed car insurance coverage is headed to the governor’s desk. With a 94-0 vote, the House gave final passage...
Atlantic, Gulf States, Metro Areas Ranked by Homes Exposed to Storm Surge: CoreLogic
Jun 1 2016 // More than 6.8 million homes on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts are in danger of hurricane storm surge damage. The total cost for reconstruction of the homes located in 19 states and the District of Columbia is more than $1.5...
Oklahoma Insurance Exec to Picked to Lead Louisiana Citizens Insurance
May 30 2016 // A former Oklahoma insurance executive has been chosen to head the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp., the state’s property insurer of last resort. Richard Newberry has been named the new chief executive...
House Lawmakers Kill Louisiana License Plate Reader Proposal
May 26 2016 // Lawmakers in the House have spurned a proposed program that would allow law enforcement agencies to automatically scan motorists’ license plates. The House and Governmental Affairs Committee voted 7-3 to kill the...
Louisiana Governor Wants Oil Industry to Pay for Coastal Restoration
May 23 2016 // Gov. John Bel Edwards is pushing to get the oil and natural gas industries to pay for restoring Louisiana’s fragile coast by encouraging them to settle lawsuits alleging they caused extensive damage to coastal...
Louisiana House Again Advances License Plate Reader Bill
May 20 2016 // A week after rejecting a proposal to let law enforcement agencies automatically scan motorists’ license plates, a House committee has reversed course and backed the proposal that some called a money grab. The House...
Louisiana Medical Marijuana Expansion Bill Goes to Governor’s Desk
May 18 2016 // An effort to speed up and expand the dispensing of medical marijuana in Louisiana has won final legislative passage, spurred by personal stories of people with seizures and severe pain that bill advocates say would be...
Better Fire Rating Means Lower Insurance Rates for Some in Louisiana Parish
May 18 2016 // Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon says St. Landry Parish homeowners in Fire District 4, which covers the Cankton area, can expect significant rate reductions in their fire insurance premiums, effective June...
Vehicle Problems Not New for Bus Company in South Texas Crash
May 17 2016 // The small South Texas bus company involved in a rollover crash that killed eight people and injured 44 others had twice been ordered by Louisiana state inspectors in 2015 to take one of its buses off the road to fix brake...
8 Suits Filed over Crude Oil Spill along Louisiana’s Bayou Teche
May 16 2016 // Eight lawsuits have been filed by people seeking damages from a Texas industrial services company that spilled about 12,500 gallons of crude oil in March along and into the Bayou Teche in Louisiana. The Advocate reports...
Louisiana Drivers Seek Relief from Lawmakers for Insurance Lapse Fines
May 16 2016 // State lawmakers hope to offer relief to thousands of Louisiana drivers who collectively owe millions of dollars to the Office of Motor Vehicles in unpaid fines from lapsed insurance coverage. It’s not clear yet what...
