Secret Benefactor Aiding Louisiana Parish in Gustav Claims Fight January 17, 2014 A financial institution is paying lawyers $700 per hour to help Louisiana’s Livingston Parish fight the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s...
Louisiana Parish Schools Testing Bus Cameras January 14, 2014 The Lafayette Parish School System is wrapping up a test of traffic surveillance cameras on three of its buses. The...
Sorrento Police Department Still Lacks Liability Insurance January 6, 2014 As the new year begins, the law enforcement situation in Sorrento, La.,which lost its police department insurance coverage in November,...
Louisiana Workers’ Comp Insurance Rates to Decrease January 6, 2014 Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon announced that rates for workers’ compensation insurance will decrease in Louisiana effective May 1,...
$1.5B in Louisiana Storm Recovery Aid Remains Unspent January 3, 2014 By MELINDA DESLATTE Louisiana has yet to spend $1.5 billion of federal disaster recovery aid provided by Congress after hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Gustav...
More Charges Filed in Louisiana Vehicle Vandalism Case January 2, 2014 Authorities say two men suspected of shooting out windows in more than 150 vehicles on Christmas Eve have been rebooked...
Cities Sued Over Fatal Mississippi River Bridge Accident December 20, 2013 Two lawsuits have been filed against the cities of Vidalia, La., and Natchez, Miss., along with various other agencies in...
Louisiana Reported More Pedestrians, Bicyclist Deaths in 2012 December 18, 2013 Deaths involving pedestrians and bicyclists helped push the number of Louisiana highway deaths up last year, even as deaths of...
Louisiana Floodwall to be Built on Levee Top December 17, 2013 The Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a contract to build a floodwall on top of the existing Mississippi River...
Louisiana Coastal Authority Votes to Sue Over Project Costs December 5, 2013 Louisiana officials could sue in an attempt to force the federal government to pay for certain coastal recovery and levee...