Commissioner Donelon Announces Lower Auto Rates for Louisiana Policyholders this Autumn

Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon announces his approval of rate decreases for private passenger auto policies for two major auto insurers in Louisiana. Progressive Insurance Group (Progressive) submitted a rate filing for a decrease of 2.3% on new business effective August 21 and renewal business effective September 18. Louisiana Farm Bureau Group (Farm Bureau) submitted a rate filing for a decrease of 7.5% on new and renewal business, both effective October 1. Read more...

Two more auto insurance companies lower rates in Louisiana

Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon said Monday that two major auto insurers have been approved for rate decreases for private passenger policies.

Progressive Insurance Group is reducing rates by 2.3% on new business effective Aug. 21 and for renewal business effective Sept. 18. Louisiana Farm Bureau Group submitted a rate filing for a decrease of 7.5% on new and renewal business, both effective Oct. 1. Read more...

James Gill: Oil companies lose a round in court, so they may be settling with coastal parishes

Once upon a time, the skies over East Timbalier Island would darken as countless pelicans rose from their nests.

One of the barrier islands that formed a bulwark against storms rolling across the Gulf, East Timbalier, locally known back then as Bird Island, was named one of America's first wildlife sanctuaries by President Teddy Roosevelt in 1907. Read more...