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5-21-2026

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Important Message from the Louisiana HBPA

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Dear Member,

As your president, I wanted to take an opportunity to update you on good news for our organization and address some misinformation about the completion of some legal matters we have wrestled with over the past few years.   

I am happy to report that due to the leadership of our board and the hard work of our staff we are operating within our budget for the first time in many years. Simply put, we are not spending more than we receive.  I committed to you when I ran for president that we would run the HBPA in an ethical and businesslike manner.  We are working hard everyday to deliver on that promise. 

Since your new board of directors and I took office in April 2011, we have made a number of significant improvements:

  • We now have written policies regulating the use of corporate credit cards and the reimbursement of travel and meal expenses.
  • As discussed below, we have trimmed operating expenses by about $450,000 annually.
  • The Medical Benefit Trust has implemented new claims handling procedures that have reduced fraudulent claims by persons who are not entitled to participate in the program.  This has allowed more money to be used to pay legitimate claims and has enabled claims to be paid quicker than in the past.
  • The workers’ compensation insurance program was restructured through the creation of a Workers’ Compensation Insurance Trust.  This has enabled us to run our program right here in Louisiana instead of from the Cayman Islands and other offshore resort locations.

As you can see, we are well on our way to operating appropriately and effectively for our membership which is the reason why the HBPA exists: for ALL of our members, not just a select few.

Now, please allow me to review several legal matters we have pursued over the past few years and specifically outline what dollars have been paid to whom and for what reason.

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