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• Louisiana insurance moratorium to expire mid-May Play Video

  April 23, 2020 6:31 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Thousands of Louisiana citizens have filed for unemployment due to the coronavirus. To address the statewide public health emergency, several emergency rules have been issued by the Department of Insurance. One of them deals with a moratorium on cancellation of insurance policies and non-payment of insurance... more »

• OMV fines collected surpasses $115 million Play Video

  June 19, 2018 7:20 PM

  BATON ROUGE - It's been awhile since the state starting mailing out letters to collect fines for lapsed car insurance in Louisiana. Since those letters started going out in 2015, the Office of Motor Vehicles has collected about $115 million and the money is still coming in. There were... more »

• Insurance planning tips for hurricane preparedness Play Video

  June 1, 2018 3:38 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The first day of hurricane season is also a good time to get organized. That includes knowing what your insurance covers and what it doesn't. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says it's best to be prepared and get those policies in order now before the storm enters... more »

• FEMA grants Insurance Commissioner's request to extend flood loss deadline

  August 28, 2017 2:42 PM

  WASHINGTON, D.C.- FEMA granted Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon's request to extend a proof of loss deadline from September 1, 2017 until December 31, 2017. The extension affects residents who had flood insurance, but may not have received an amount that covered all of their repairs by their adjuster. The... more »

• Edwards announces Dardenne as commissioner of administration

  December 7, 2015 4:39 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Governor-election John Bel Edwards confirmed Monday what had been long-expected: that former gubernatorial rival Jay Dardenne would serve as his commissioner of administration. Dardenne, a Republican, came in fourth in the governor's primary behind fellow GOP candidate Senator David Vitter and Edwards, a Democrat. Dardenne... more »

• Police: Third incident now believed to be fire

  April 15, 2013 4:16 PM

  BOSTON - Police said an incident at the JFK Library in Boston is now believed to have been a fire, after the police commissioner said at a press briefing it was an explosion. Commissioner Ed Davis told reporters just before 4 p.m. CT they were treating the incident at... more »