In the final hours of Louisiana’s legislative session, lawmakers passed a $53 million fee hike on drivers who don’t maintain car insurance as required by law. Most of the money expected to be raised is slated to go to boost …
Coteau, La., residents will pay a little less for fire insurance after their volunteer fire department’s latest evaluation. Fire protection districts are evaluated every five years on a list of criteria designed to judge the effectiveness of the district’s manpower, …
Louisiana’s top attorney has recommended that Gov. Bobby Jindal veto a bill aimed at killing a lawsuit filed by a southeast Louisiana levee board against 97 oil and gas companies over damage to the state’s wetlands. However, Jindal’s executive counsel, …
The oil and gas industry won a significant victory in the Louisiana Legislature, receiving final passage of a bill that seeks to kill a lawsuit filed by a New Orleans area levee board against nearly 100 oil and gas companies. …
Louisiana state lawmakers are getting out of a dispute between New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson and the NFL team’s players about how to handle workers’ compensation claims for professional athletes. Rep. Chris Broadwater, R-Hammond, said he’s shelving the workers’ …
A new report finds the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built the New Orleans area levee system with appropriate guidelines and was generally justified when it sought waivers from those guidelines. The Advocate reports the Water Institute of the Gulf …
USG Insurance Services Inc., a national wholesaler and MGA, has promoted Michael Horton to first vice president, production manager in its Mandeville, La., office. Horton joined USG in January 2003 as a producer/broker in the Troy, Mich., office. Since then, …
This weekend, Louisiana residents looking to begin preparing for the 2014 hurricane season can store up emergency supplies with a little gift from the state. Flashlights, batteries, portable generators and other supplies are free from the 4 percent state sales …
The NFL Players Association is launching a campaign aimed at defeating the New Orleans Saints’ bid to change state law pertaining to workers’ compensation claims by players. NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith said legislation which was pushed by Saints owner …
The 10-mile stretch of levee protecting West Monroe has been accredited by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. “It’s great news for West Monroe and for the district,” said Tensas Basin Levee District executive director John Stringer. “It’s a good first …
