"The Need to Know" During Recalls and Outbreaks - Advice from a Friend Our friend and colleague Bill Marler recently posted a great article on what consumers need to know during recalls and outbreaks. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that Salmonella causes about 1.2 million illnesses and 450 deaths in the [...]
We Louisianans know that Mother Nature can quickly destroy property. For that reason, many of us wisely find the appropriate type of insurance to cover unexpected events. But what happens if that bad day comes, and for one reason or another the insurance company, whom you have paid all of your hard-earned premiums to, decides [...]
Most states have laws that require drivers to have a minimum threshold of liability insurance. Liability insurance covers a driver for damages or injures the he or she causes in a car accident. Per Louisiana Revised Statute § 32:900, the minimum liability coverage limits are $15,000 per person, $30,000 of bodily injury coverage per accident, [...]
In April, Vincent Piazza Jr. & Sons Seafood Inc. filed suit against a former employee in the 24th Judicial District Court in Gretna, Louisiana, alleging breach of contract and fraud. According to the claim, the plaintiff hired the defendant in 2002 as a sales supervisor and manager. The defendant was arrested for obscenity in 2018, [...]
Southern University recently selected Advanced Biomedics, LLC to run its medical marijuana growing operations. However, the program has been delayed due to an internal dispute within Advanced Biomedics, potentially jeopardizing the deal. The two largest owners of Advanced Biomedics have filed legal challenges against each other over the contract negotiations with Southern and the ownership [...]
WBRZ reported a 45-year-old Raceland woman was arrested after striking multiple juveniles with her vehicle while reportedly impaired Friday evening. According to Louisiana State Police, Troopers responded to a single-vehicle crash involving five pedestrians on Island Road south of LA 665 around 6:00 p.m. The impaired driver was reportedly traveling south on Island Road in [...]
According to WBRZ, two people are dead after a crash caused by a 14-year-old driver. Shortly before 2 a.m. Monday, March 23, Louisiana State Police began investigating a two-vehicle fatal crash. The crash occurred on LA 74 west of US 61 in Ascension Parish. According to a release, 42-year-old Robert Stafford and his passenger 45-year-old [...]
WBRZ reported a fatal motorcycle crash happened Tuesday, March 20. The incident was reported around 8:15 p.m. in the 1000 block of Nicholson Drive. The crash involved an SUV and a motorcycle. Sources tell WBRZ the driver of the motorcycle lost control, veered into the other lane, and crashed into the SUV. If you ride [...]
Imagine this nightmare scenario, you instruct your long-time insurance agent to obtain primary and excess property insurance coverage on your home because you know that accidents and catastrophic weather can strike at any time. The agent assures you that he has obtained the coverage you requested, prompting you to sign the contract without hesitation because [...]
KATC reported that police have arrested a man they believe is responsible for killing cattle in Port Barre. Jameson Lagrange, 20, was arrested by the Louisiana Livestock Brand Commission on four counts of aggravated cruelty to animals. According to the Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry and the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office, a rancher recently [...]