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Louisiana Restaurants to Pay $34K in Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

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Two Workers Sue Over New York City Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak

Shreveport, Louisiana-based Minden Seafood, LLC, and Dorcheat Seafood, LLC, operators of restaurants Minden Seafood and Dorcheat Seafood and Grill, will pay a former employee $34,000 in back pay and emotional distress damages to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced. According to the EEOC’s […]

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Pipeline Explodes at Delfin LNG Planned Project in Louisiana

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Pipeline Explodes at Delfin LNG Planned Project in Louisiana

A natural gas pipeline connecting to the proposed Delfin LNG project located offshore in southwestern Louisiana exploded Tuesday, according to the local emergency preparedness office. The blast on the 28-mile pipeline occurred while operators were performing routine maintenance, said Ashley Buller, assistant director at the Cameron Parish Office of Emergency Preparedness. Operators shut gas flows

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Louisiana Agency to Pay $1.2M Refund for Illegal Overcharging on Surety Premiums

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Hundreds May Have Been Exposed to Rabies in Grand Teton National Park Cabins

A Louisiana insurance agency has been ordered to pay $1.2 million in premium refunds for overcharging fraudulent fees on commercial surety bond policies. The Louisiana Department of Insurance announced that Alexander Ellsworth and his agency, Ellsworth Corporation, will pay a $250,000 fine in addition to the premium repayments. The $250,000 fine is the maximum allowed

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Company Hit With $9 Million Fine for 2023 Oil Spill off Louisiana Coast

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Kazakhstan Presses on With $4 Billion Sulfur Fine on Oil Majors

Pipeline safety regulators this week assessed their largest fine ever against the company responsible for leaking 1.1 million gallons of oil into the Gulf off the coast of Louisiana in 2023. But the $9.6 million fine isn’t likely to be a major burden for Third Coast to pay. This single fine is close to the

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Progressive Approved for Personal Auto Rate Decreases in Louisiana

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Progressive Approved for Personal Auto Rate Decreases in Louisiana

Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple has approved Progressive Security Insurance Company’s request for a 6.6% average rate decrease on its over 270,000 private passenger auto insurance policyholders and Progressive Paloverde Insurance Company’s request for a 4% average decrease on its nearly 200,000 policyholders. Progressive Security’s 6.6% decrease follows a 3.2% decrease the company filed in

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Louisiana Man Sentenced for Multi-State Vehicle Theft Scheme

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Louisiana Man Sentenced for Multi-State Vehicle Theft Scheme

A Louisiana man was sentenced this month to 115 months in federal prison for his involvement in an alleged multi-state vehicle theft. U.S. District Judge Brian A. Jackson sentenced Christopher Don Byerley, age 45, of Broussard, Louisiana following his convictions for conspiracy to transport a stolen motor vehicle; altering, removing and obliterating a vehicle identification

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State Farm Files for Auto Rate Decrease, Homeowners Rate Increase in Louisiana

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State Farm Files for Auto Rate Decrease, Homeowners Rate Increase in Louisiana

More than one million State Fam auto insurance policyholders in Louisiana should see a decrease in premiums in 2026, as Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple approved the carrier’s request for a 5.9% average rate decrease. State Farm is the largest personal auto insurer in Louisiana, covering approximately 30% of the market. The rate decrease, which goes

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National Council of Insurance Legislators Adopts Louisiana Anti-Fraud Law as New Model

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Hundreds May Have Been Exposed to Rabies in Grand Teton National Park Cabins

A Louisiana anti-fraud law will serve as the new national model for fighting insurance fraud. The National Council of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) has adopted Louisiana‘s amended insurance fraud law as its new national benchmark, the Louisiana Department of Insurance said. Sponsored by Rep. Gabe Firment, the new NCOIL amendment intends to close loopholes and gives

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Louisiana Department of Insurance Holds Pop-Up Office in Lake Charles

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Hundreds May Have Been Exposed to Rabies in Grand Teton National Park Cabins

The Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) is holding an Insurance Pop-Up Office from 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 2, and Wednesday, Dec. 3., for residents of Lake Charles and the surrounding area. The event is at the Lake Charles City Hall, 1st Floor, Pioneer Hall (Bilbo Room), 326 Pujo St., Lake Charles.

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