In one of the New Orleans neighborhoods hit hardest by flooding in Hurricane Katrina‘s aftermath, developers have built a prototype house that’s aimed at providing a quick housing solution for areas blown away by hurricanes and tornadoes or knocked down …
Nearly two dozen companies that manufactured government-issued trailers for storm victims after Hurricane Katrina have agreed to pay $14.8 million in a proposed class-action settlement of claims that the temporary shelters exposed occupants to hazardous fumes. Plaintiffs’ attorney Gerald Meunier …
Agriculture officials in Arkansas and Louisiana have warned veterinarians to watch for signs of a potentially fatal horse disease if there’s another drought this year. The disease is often called pigeon fever because basketball-sized abscesses in the chest and abdomen …
Authorities in Louisiana say a 6-foot alligator showed up at the front door of a Super 8 Motel outside Baton Rouge and bit a guest. West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff Mike Cazes tells The Advocate his office got the call …
An advocacy group is bypassing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and going straight to the National Park Service in a quest to have two spots where levees failed during Hurricane Katrina added to the National Registry of Historic Places. …
The St. Landry Parish School Board has voted to begin receiving quotes for the district’s property, casualty and liability insurance coverage. The Advocate reports board attorney Gerard Caswell recommended on April 11 that school system officials request paying the insurance …
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Besselman & Little Agency of Baton Rouge, La. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1986, Besselman & Little Agency offers a wide range of employee benefit consultation and insurance brokerage …
Two law enforcement officers from the New Orleans, La., area have been charged with plotting to make a fraudulent insurance claim. A court filing charges former New Orleans Police Sgt. Kevin Guillot and former Jefferson Parish sheriff’s deputy Daniel Spears …
The Sorrento Town Council in Louisiana has voted 3-0 to pay claims by residents whose homes were flooded and soiled by backups from the town’s troubled sewer system. The Advocate reports the vote on April 4 gave Mayor Pro Tem …
About 35 current and former City of Ruston, La., firefighters are resting a little easier after the Board of Aldermen finally approved the transfer of funds for a settlement of a lawsuit filed in 2001. The Ruston Daily Leader reports …
