The Louisiana Citizens Insurance Corporation is seeking to raise rates by 63-percent because of higher reinsurance costs and also an increase in demand for homeowners’ coverage as a result of eight private insurance companies going out of business in Louisiana. The Louisiana Department of Insurance is reviewing the rate increase proposal.
Louisiana is bringing back an African American Heritage Trail. Whitney Thomas has more…
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The State Fire Marshal’s Office issues guidance on complying with Louisiana’s new law requiring carbon monoxide detectors in any home sold and/or rented after January 1st . Spokesperson Ashley Rodrigue says now is the time to get the detectors installed…so there will be time to work out any potential issues….:
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The law was passed after multiple carbon monoxide deaths post hurricanes.
Ochsner’s CEO Warner Thomas announces he’s leaving his position after ten years to serve as a president for a nonprofit hospital network in northern California. During Thomas’s time as president of Ochsner, the health system tripled in size. Thomas says he’ll be forever grateful for Ochsner’s role during the pandemic…
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Ochsner CEO Pete November will replace Thomas in six weeks.