Latest Louisiana Headlines
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13 Tornadoes Recorded in Louisiana on Feb. 23
Feb 26 2016 // The National Weather Service updated to 13 the number of tornadoes that hit Louisiana on Feb. 23, including four EF-2 tornadoes that were responsible for the extreme damage in Convent and LaPlace, along with an EF-2 in...
Storms Kill 2 in Louisiana; Governor Declares State of Emergency
Feb 24 2016 // A deadly tornado-spawning storm system swept across the Gulf Coast on Monday and Tuesday, killing at least three people in Louisiana and Mississippi. Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards declared a state of emergency in...
Louisiana Court Rules Flood Board Can Hire Outside Lawyers for Oil Suit
Feb 22 2016 // A south Louisiana flood board has won a legal round in its fight against oil and gas companies over coastal wetland damage. A state appeal court ruled last week that the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East...
Louisiana Using New Way to Collect Fines for Auto Insurance Lapses
Feb 22 2016 // Louisiana has implemented new ways of collecting fines from people the state believes are driving without insurance. The Advocate reports the recently formed Office of Debt Recovery has the authority to extract money from...
People – South Central
Feb 22 2016 // Texas Governor Greg Abbott appointed Gerald Ladner, Sr. and reappointed Rosemary Gammon to the board of the State Office of Risk Management. Their terms expired Feb. 1. Dr. Lloyd Garland was named as presiding officer of...
Louisiana Using New Way to Collect Fines for Auto Insurance Lapses
Feb 12 2016 // Louisiana has implemented new ways of collecting fines from people the state believes are driving without insurance. The Advocate reports the recently formed Office of Debt Recovery has the authority to extract money from...
Buildings, Tractors Burn in Louisiana Wildfires
Feb 12 2016 // Louisiana state forestry officials reported another wildfire in Natchitoches Parish, along Louisiana Highway 117 southwest of Natchitoches. Firefighters were dispatched to the scene after a building fire spread into a...
Louisiana Seafood Industry Benefits from Guest-Worker Program
Feb 9 2016 // Congress’ decision to quadruple the size of a guest-worker program might be described as a gift to Louisiana’s seafood processing industry, which struggles to fill the seasonal jobs each year. The LSU AgCenter...
Louisiana Sees Big Growth in Health Care, Education Employment
Feb 8 2016 // Employment in education and health services grew by 2,400 jobs in December 2015 to the highest level since the current employment tracking system began in 1990, while Louisiana’s unemployment rate fell to 6.1...
Additional $5.1M Recovered for Louisiana Insurance Policyholders in 2015
Feb 8 2016 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) announced that in 2015 an additional $5.1 million in insurance claim payments was recovered on behalf of policyholders. According to Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon, these...
Ratings of Louisiana Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. Upgraded
Feb 1 2016 // A.M. Best has upgraded the financial strength rating to A- (Excellent) from B++ (Good) and the issuer credit rating to “a-” from “bbb+” of Louisiana Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company (Louisiana...
Louisiana Sees Big Growth in Health Care, Education Employment
Jan 29 2016 // Employment in education and health services grew by 2,400 jobs in December 2015 to the highest level since the current employment tracking system began in 1990, while Louisiana’s unemployment rate fell to 6.1...
Kellar Named Workers’ Comp Director at Louisiana Workforce Commission
Jan 28 2016 // Sheral Kellar has been appointed director of the Office of Workers’ Compensation Administration at the Louisiana Workforce Commission. Kellar, a licensed attorney with more than 25 years of experience in labor,...
Louisiana Citizens Plans Rate Reductions, Increases
Jan 25 2016 // Almost all of the Orleans Parish homeowners who buy coverage from the state insurer of last resort could see their rates drop 6.3 percent if the Louisiana Insurance Department approves proposed rate reductions. The...
People – South Central
Jan 25 2016 // Dallas-based risk management consulting and insurance agency, Dexter & Company, has promoted Royce DeRouen and David Rambie to executive roles. In his new role as senior vice president, DeRouen oversees the Risk...
Ex-LA Times Columnist’s $7.1M Award Tossed by Judge
Jan 25 2016 // A judge has thrown out a $7.1-million jury award to former Los Angeles Times sports columnist T.J. Simers, who claimed he was forced to quit because of age and health discrimination. A judge stripped $2.1 million Simers...
Business Moves
Jan 25 2016 // Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, IHC Risk Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has agreed to buy IHC Risk Solutions and its direct employer stop loss (ESL) business from Independence Holding Co. for $152.5 million in cash. The...
Flood-Prone Louisiana to Get $234M to Move Village, Control Stormwater
Jan 24 2016 // In a nod to the threat Louisiana faces from flooding, the federal government is sending $233.8 million in grants to Louisiana to relocate a coastal American-Indian village, prevent damage from hurricanes and make a...
Additional $5.1M Recovered for Louisiana Insurance Policyholders in 2015
Jan 21 2016 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) announced that in 2015 an additional $5.1 million in insurance claim payments was recovered on behalf of policyholders. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says these funds are...
Alabama Debates Banning Criminal History on Job Applications
Jan 21 2016 // As policies that limit when employers may ask applicants about their criminal histories gain popularity nationwide, advocates are pushing similar measures in Alabama, which has one of the highest incarceration rates in the...
