State Representative Tanner Magee is taking insurance companies to task who aren’t paying up when it comes to Hurricane Ida property damage or have been slow to do so. More from Dave Brannen.
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If you haven’t received your state income tax return for yourself or even your business, you might want to search Unclaimed Property. Brooke Thorington explains.
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Houma Representative Tanner Magee is voicing strong concern about the lack of response by all too many insurers to the needs of their policyholders following Hurricane Ida. The Cat 4 storm slammed southeast Louisiana two months ago, with Magee saying some insurers have yet to follow through with financial assistance.
Magee says the bad actors in the insurance field may find that their inactions may lead to legislative changes in the future to correct the problems policyholders are facing in the aftermaths of not only Ida, but also Laura, Delta, and Zeta that pummeled the state in 2020.
Magee is critical of insurers who appear to be undercutting policyholders on the funds needed for property repairs and losses.
Magee says that while adjusters may be in part to blame for what a claim is worth, he’s not so sure that’s the case when claims are taken as a whole.
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The state treasury received $5.63 million in uncashed state income tax refunds recently. State Treasurer John Schroder says it’s about 22-thousand tax refunds from Louisiana residents and businesses. He says since they made the announcement last week, they’ve had plenty of inquiries about the refunds.
Schroder says annually they receive uncashed income tax returns for both businesses and individuals from the Louisiana Department of Revenue, annually this time of year, so if you haven’t received your refund yet you might want to search Unclaimed Property.
Even if you aren’t missing a tax refund from the state, Schroder encourages you to search unclaimed property for your name or business. Schroder says he even tells family members to search the database.
You can search the database at LAtreasury.com
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Louisiana’s Office of Tourism is getting worldwide recognition for its pandemic response. Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser says the LOT was honored recently at the 2021 Wanderlust Travel Awards ceremony. He says the “Louisiana Sunshine Plan” placed third behind the Nepal Tourist Board and the Saudi Tourism Authority with a plan that included a free night at state parks for every three paid nights.
Nungesser says the award was a great acknowledgment of the hard work of the LOT team.
Tourism further picked up as domestic flights began to pick up again amidst the pandemic as it eased and precautions were instituted.
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Nungesser notes that even prior to that they were hosting virtual meetings with travel agents to sell them on the culinary offerings the state has.
Nungesser and since the award was announced, the state has seen an increase in traffic, on the web that is….
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The Biden administration’s proposal to force a vaccine mandate on companies of 100 or more employees is in legal limbo after a stay ordered by the U.S. Court of Appeals in New Orleans. It’s good news to Louisiana businessman Brandon Trosclair who brought suit in the case.
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Trosclair, who owns 15 grocery stores employing more than 500 workers in Louisiana and Mississippi, says he expects the case to eventually be decided by the nation’s highest court.
Trosclair on what issues he believes moved the appeals court rule as it did.
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It would be up to OSHA, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, to enforce the Biden vaccine mandate, which carries with it penalties and fines for non-compliance.
With the Appeals Court decision throwing up at least a temporary roadblock to enforcement of the vaccine mandate, Trosclair believes a final decision will come from the U.S. Supreme Court.