A former Louisiana State University football player is suing his ex-financial planner for allegedly obtaining an inadequate insurance policy meant to protect the athlete in the event of a career-ending injury during his final year of college football. Ciron Black, …
A Louisiana federal appeals court on March 12 threw out a jury’s award of more than $650,000 to two Ohio tourists who were arrested in New Orleans on public drunkenness charges two days before Hurricane Katrina’s 2005 landfall and jailed …
State officials in Louisiana are calling on property owners to claim their assessment rebate charged on their insurance policies. Following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005, all property policies were charged an assessment on behalf of Citizens Property Insurance Corporation …
The plaintiffs who won a $92.8 million judgment against Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. three years ago plan to seize the company’s cash as a result of a ruling late on March 6 in a Jefferson Parish state district court. …
The Louisiana Supreme Court has rejected an attempt by two news organizations to examine the files of a state investigation into allegations that doctors at a New Orleans hospital euthanized patients in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. In a 4-3 …
Louisiana recorded fewer vehicle-train collisions and fatalities last year, but the number of related injuries rose slightly. That’s according to preliminary 2011 data from the Federal Railroad Administration. Louisiana Operation Lifesaver said the state ranked fourth nationally in the number …
Agents in Louisiana should be aware of a potential insurance scam related to habitation risks, according to the state’s top insurance regulator. Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon issued an alert to all licensed insurance producers, warning them of an …
Centauri Insurance, a homeowners insurance carrier based in Sarasota, Fla., is now providing homeowners insurance coverage in Louisiana. Centauri Insurance also expects to add more products, including renters and dwelling fire insurance in Louisiana. Additional expansion into other states is …
The Denham Springs, La., City Council has approved changes to its flood ordinances. The Advocate reports the Federal Emergency Management Agency had given the city a deadline of April 3 to make the changes or lose the right for city …
A proposal for a new half-cent sales tax for public safety will be back before the Lafayette, La., City-Parish Council after members last month put off taking action on the measure. The Advocate reports the proposal calls for an April …
