Hired a bondsman in Orleans Parish? You may be due a refund.

Hired a bondsman in Orleans Parish? You may be due a refund.

By John Simerman

of The New Orleans Advocate

Bail bondsmen who work in Orleans Parish have been overcharging their clients for years and must start issuing refunds, to the tune of about $100 for the average bond recipient, Louisiana Insurance Commissioner James Donelon wrote in a directive issued late Wednesday.

Donelon’s order, which threatens the bond companies with stiff penalties if they fail to provide those refunds, could result in refunds for roughly 50,000 clients at a total cost of some $6 million.

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