Farmers’ Insurance Exchange is returning to the Louisiana insurance market this week and will issue auto insurance policies after a seven-year absence from doing business in the state, the company said.
Attorney General Jeff Landry on Wednesday added Louisiana to a 21-state lawsuit that aims to overturn President Biden’s cancellation of the Keystone XL oil pipeline – just weeks after Landry drew oil industry criticism by approving a coastal erosion legal settlement.
Taylor Porter attorney Coulter McMahen has been selected to the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (“LABI”) Emerging Leaders Council, a select group of distinguished young executives from each region of Louisiana and across a range of industry sectors who have a demonstrated commitment to making the state a great place to live and work.
A landmark Louisiana tort-reform bill aimed at reducing auto insurance costs took effect as the new year unfolded, but supporters say consumers may have to wait another year to see lower insurance bills.
The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry has waded further into the litigation between parishes and energy firms over coastal erosion responsibilities, arguing that the issues involved reverberate far beyond the oil and gas industry.
For the Louisiana Legislature, and for those of us who advocate before it, 2020 was certainly a year that challenged any playbook on public policy. Not only was this one of the largest freshman classes our lawmaking body has seen, with 52 first-time legislators navigating new territory; not only did the House Speaker and Senate President for the first time in modern times forge a strong relationship that bridged a traditionally deep divide; but numerous curve-balls in the way of a novel coronavirus changed the game dramatically.
Louisiana businesses hammered by insurance costs are hopeful that the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry’s campaign to bring more insurers back into the state will lead to economic benefits, LABI reports.
The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI) released its "2020 Legislative Scorecard," highlighting the lawmakers and leaders inside the State Capitol who supported pro-business legislation in both this year’s regular session and the first special session.
BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI) and its legal reform partners sent more than 1,100 letters to auto insurance companies who currently do not operate in Louisiana, marketing the potential of bringing business back to the state after the passage of legal reform legislation during the first special session of 2020.
Amid stalled negotiations over a new COVID-19 relief bill, the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry is pressing federal lawmakers to provide coronavirus legal liability protections to businesses and health care professionals.
BATON ROUGE - Governor John Bel Edwards has signed a compromise tort-reform bill - the Civil Justice Reform Act of 2020 - and now proponents are optimistic that more can be done in future sessions.
The Louisiana legislature this week overwhelmingly passed a revamped tort reform bill that supporters say will improve the state’s legal climate and reduce auto insurance rates in the state.
NEW ORLEANS – As Louisiana businesses reopen, the threat of unwarranted lawsuits could stifle the struggling state economy as it reorganizes and re emerges, the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI) warned.
The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI) announced recommendations April 30 for policies intended to improve the stability of the state’s public education and address workforce needs, even as the state works through the initial phase of its response to COVID-19.
Louisiana tort reform advocates are primed to advance their case in the wake of a study showing that frivolous lawsuits and inflated liability awards cost the state nearly 20,000 jobs annually.