LDWF issues warning of mortalities in wild birds concentrated in southwest Louisiana due to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) is causing mortalities in wild birds, especially in Southwest Louisiana. State Wildlife Veterinarian Jonathan Roberts says the virus affects various species differently. "Some waterfowl will manifest very mild clinical signs, if any... Read More.

Despite Louisiana legislature’s repeal of the three-year rule, only one insurance company has moved to cancel previously protected homeowner policies

Louisiana lawmakers passed a legislative package aimed at improving the insurance market for homeowners in Louisiana last year. One of the laws included in this effort repealed the state's "three-year rule," preventing companies from dropping policyholders who had been customers for three years. A... Read More.