The St. Landry Parish Council has agreed to delay action on a request from residents in a rural subdivision near Sunset to change their fire protection district to obtain better service and lower home insurance rates. Before voting on the …
State officials have given Louisiana’s property insurer of last resort the approval needed to bump up its bank line of credit to $125 million. Backing Thursday from the State Bond Commission gives the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. more resources …
Louisiana’s coastal restoration chief is telling legislators that a New Orleans area flood authority’s lawsuit against oil and gas companies throws a monkey wrench in the state’s coordinated effort to fight wetlands loss. Garret Graves said oil and gas interests …
A class action lawsuit seeks more than $2 million in refunds for drivers ticketed along Interstate 10 by Henderson, La., police under an allegedly illegal ticket quota system that paid officers $15 per ticket issued. The Advocate reports the quota …
The Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office has agreed to pay $100,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by the mother of a Louisiana man who died after he was shocked with a stun gun in 2010. The Advocate reports Deputy Chris Guidry …
The Hammond, La., fire department expects to add equipment during the coming year. Fire Chief John Thomas tells The Daily Star a new crash truck will be stationed at Station 5 to handle Hammond Northshore Regional Airport and another fire …
Three people are seriously injured after a 13-year-old drove a pickup truck in front of a city bus in Shreveport, Lousiana. Assistant Fire Chief Scott Wolverton says the wreck happened Friday night, resulting in a total of 12 injuries. A …
The man who oversees the National Flood Insurance Program is visiting Louisiana for a tour of the state’s flood protection infrastructure as members of the congressional delegation fight the possibility of skyrocketing flood insurance premiums. At issue as David Miller …
About 100 homes remained evacuated Monday as officials worked to clean up the site of a 26-car train derailment near the small community of Lawtell, about 60 miles west of Baton Rouge. State police said crews were working to clear …
A Louisiana consultant already serving federal and state prison sentences for bribing state officials in the home-elevation grant program, pleaded guilty to six counts of theft, for taking money from people but not doing the work. The Times-Picayune reports Rickey …