Attorneys have begun seizing over $100 million they won for homeowners who claimed Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. dragged its heels in adjusting hurricane claims in 2005. Attorney Fred Herman said Monday that the money includes a $92.8 million judgment …
Investigators don’t yet know what caused a helicopter crash that killed two men last week near Morgan City. La. National Transportation Safety Board spokeswoman Bridget Serchak tells The Courier there was “no indication of anything broken off” before the crash …
New federal flood elevations take effect in Mandeville, La., in May and city officials say many residents’ insurance rates will drop sharply. The city and the Federal Emergency Management Agency recently met with local residents and business interests to explain …
The state is planning to make improvements to a busy La. Highway 1 intersection where three people died in car wrecks in the past nine months. The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development has scheduled a Jan. 25 meeting to …
New data from by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners shows that homeowners insurance premiums in Louisiana remain among the nation’s highest, but are rising much more slowly than they did in the first two years after Hurricane Katrina. The …
Deputies have arrested a fourth person in connection with the recent theft of about five dozen street-name signs. Maj. Archer Lee of the West Feliciana Parish Sheriff’s Office tells The Advocate a 17-year-old from St. Francisville told deputies Monday that …
A Louisiana-based construction company has been cited by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration for its work while replacing high-pressure gas lines in Newnan, Ga. The agency cited Eunice-based Sunland Construction Inc. with two willful violations for exposing workers …
The Lafayette Fire Department, in Louisiana, has received a federal grant for equipment to monitor carbon monoxide exposure. The $22,400 grant will go to the purchase of seven devices known as pulse oximeters. Authorities say the devices provide a quick …
Golf carts will not be allowed to putter around Lake Arthur, La. The American Press reports the town council took a stance Wednesday to uphold existing local and state laws banning golf carts from public streets. Mayor Robbie Bertrand said …
Police say a 21-year-old man was arrested after he reportedly stole a $300 television set from a store and fled, leaving his girlfriend’s 9-year-old daughter behind. The Advocate reports that Adrian Churchill was booked Saturday with one count of shoplifting, …