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Louisiana Woman Pleads Guilty to FEMA Fraud

Schshinetia Anderson, age 44, a resident of Slidell, Louisiana, pled guilty on August 11, 2022 to FEMA fraud announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. The defendant is scheduled to be sentenced before the Honorable Mary Ann Vial Lemmon on November …

Lawsuit Alleges Archdiocese of New Orleans Discriminates Against Disabled

Catholic church officials in New Orleans are accused in a class-action lawsuit of discriminating against children with disabilities. WWL-TV reports that the lawsuit says the Archdiocese of New Orleans illegally asks questions about student’s disabilities on application forms and fails …

Louisiana Suit Alleging Off-Camera Jail Beatings Revived

A federal appeals court cleared the way last Friday for a lawsuit to proceed against guards and officials at a privately run north Louisiana jail where an inmate died with a fractured skull in 2015. The lawsuit by family members …

New Orleans Officials Seek to End Federal Oversight of Police

New Orleans officials asked a federal judge Tuesday to end court-supervised oversight of its police department under a pact negotiated with the U.S. Justice Department a decade ago, after deadly police shootings of civilians following Hurricane Katrina cast renewed scrutiny …

Settlement Requires Arkansas Senator to Unblock Critics on Social Media

An Arkansas state senator will be required to unblock critics from his social media accounts under a settlement a national atheists’ group said it reached with the state on Wednesday. American Atheists announced the settlement in its federal lawsuit against …

Texas-Based Supermarket Faces $1 Million in Fines over Unsafe Working Conditions

Despite a history of violations and worker injuries dating back almost a decade, Fiesta Mart LLC – a Houston-based supermarket operator – continues to fail in its legal obligations to protect employees. Made apparent after federal inspections in February and …

Public Adjuster Cited in Texas, Louisiana Took Cash Advances on Commissions

A public adjusting firm that was cited by regulators in both Texas and Louisiana for allegedly pocketing insurer payouts has also received cash advances from financing companies over the past several months, documents obtained by the Claims Journal show. At …

Weston, UPC Louisiana Policyholders Given 60 Additional Days to Place Policies with Citizens

Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon announced Tuesday that Louisiana Citizens will provide an additional 60 days after cancellation for insurance agents to place Weston Property & Casualty Insurance Company policies with Citizens while maintaining coverage for policyholders. Weston, a Florida insurer …

Skywest Airlines Sued for Sex Discrimination at Dallas Operation

SkyWest Airlines violated federal law by subjecting a female parts clerk to sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit. According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, explicit sexual conversations and conduct were a daily feature of …

Weston’s Texas, Louisiana Policies to be Canceled September 7

Weston Property & Casualty Insurance Co. policies in Texas and Louisiana will be canceled on September 7 after the Florida-based insurer was ordered to end operations in early August after going insolvent. The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) said Weston …

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