IAA, Inc. (NYSE:IAA) announced the relocation of its Baton Rouge, La. Branch, increasing its capacity by approximately 60 percent. The new facility is located at 5978 Hwy 75 in Carville. “This relocation of our Baton Rouge facility brings additional capacity to the Gulf of Mexico region, an area where catastrophic weather events occur regularly,” said […]
Boyd Group Acquires Collision Repair Center in Louisiana
The Boyd Group Inc. announced the opening of a Gerber Collision & Glass collision repair center in Gonzales, La. The location previously operated as Precision Collision Center since being built 19 years ago. Gonzales is known as the “Jambalaya Capital of the World” as a result of its well-known annual Jambalaya Festival attended by more […]
Louisiana Legislature Passes Collision Repair and Auto Glass Anti-Steering Legislation
Bill expands state’s current anti-steering law and increases fines that can be levied on auto insurance companies. On Saturday, June 1, the Louisiana Senate voted to approve legislation passed by the House of Representatives that would expand the state’s anti-steering law and double fines for an initial offense and a 10 times increase for third […]
Louisiana Legislation Seeks to Increase Fines for Insurance Company Collision Repair and Auto Glass Steering
Legislation passed by the House of Representatives would expand the state’s anti-steering law and double fines for an initial offense and a 10 times increase for third and subsequent offenses. Louisiana House of Representative legislation currently before the Louisiana Senate would expand the state’s existing insurance company steering prohibitions for collision repair and auto glass […]
Louisiana Legislation Seeks to Prohibit Insurers from Using Photos to Generate Collision Repair Estimates
Legislation would require appraisers and insurers to disclose that consumers are not required to submit photos to obtain an appraisal. Bill also requires insurers to secure a signed aftermarket crash part disclosure. Legislation pre-filed in Louisiana seeks to prohibit appraisers from preparing repair estimates using photographs or telephone calls and require a personal inspection. House […]
Louisiana Veterans Seeking Insurance Licenses Can Now be Reimbursed for Exam Fees
Veterans applying for insurance licenses with the Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) are now eligible for reimbursement of the required exam fees. The Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs recently approved the LDI’s application to participate in the Veterans Federal Exam Reimbursement Program effective November 1, 2018. The following license types are eligible for fee reimbursement: […]
Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists Acquires AWRS Midwest
Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists, LLC (AWRS) announced the acquisition of AWRS Midwest effective December 11. The acquisition includes locations in the following cities: St. Louis, Missouri Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City, Kansas Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Northwest Arkansas (Fayetteville, Fort Smith) Central Arkansas (Little Rock) Northern Louisiana (Shreveport, Bossier) East Texas (Tyler, Longview, Nacogdoches) Mike Riley, […]
Boyd Group Opens Collision Repair Center in Louisiana
New location in Lafayette was previously a car dealership and auto repair facility. The Boyd Group Inc. today announced the September 27 opening of a collision repair location in Lafayette, Louisiana. This brownfield development previously operated as a car dealership and most recently a car repair center. Now a Gerber location, this center is located […]
Boyd Group Acquires Collision Repair Center in Louisiana
The Boyd Group Inc. announced the May 18, 2018 opening of a collision repair center in Alexandria, La. The center was previously operated as Kyle’s Collision Center and is located near the busy highways Route 167 and Interstate 49 and about 90 miles north of Gerber’s collision repair center in Lafayette. “We are very pleased […]
Copart Expands New Orleans Location
Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPRT) announced the expansion of its New Orleans, La. location at 14600 Old Gentilly Road. The New Orleans expansion marks the twelfth Copart expansion announced this calendar year. “So far in 2017, we’ve expanded locations as far west as California, as far east as New Hampshire, and several in between,” said Jay Adair, […]