Jeanne Marie Ehlers and Lisa Gethers Armour have filed an asbestos exposure lawsuit against Ports America Gulfport Inc., among others, alleging exposure at the Port of New Orleans led to Frederick Louis Gethers' mesothelioma diagnosis and subsequent death.
Jennifer Downing-Mathis has been promoted to first assistant prosecutor in Mercer County. She was sworn in last week by Judge Janetta Marbrey at the Mercer
Insurance Journal’s Most Noteworthy Topics of 2020: South Central Region
Hurricanes, Hurricanes and Tropical Storms
It can’t come as any surprise that hurricanes and tropical storms topped the list of the most read subjects of interest in Insurance Journal’s South Central region. In a North Atlantic hurricane season for the record books there were 30 named storms, of which 12 made landfall in the U.S., five of them in Louisiana alone.
While the total insurance price tag for the U.S. storms was $20 billion, the amount was moderate compared to the record seasons of 2005 and 2017, according to Swiss Re. Damage was still done, as Louisiana residents who are still in recovery mode from the seemingly unending spate of storms can attest.