Latest Mississippi Headlines
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Marijuana Dispensary Sues Over Mississippi Regs that Bar Advertising
Nov 16 2023 // JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The owner of a Mississippi medical marijuana dispensary filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday challenging state regulations that he says censor business owners by preventing them from...
NOAA: U.S. Withstands Record 25 Disasters in 2023
Nov 15 2023 // Another billion-dollar disaster was confirmed in October, bringing the total to a record 25 such disasters in the first 10 months — the largest number of disasters for any year since NOAA began tracking the events. These...
Whistleblower Says Southern Co. Should Repay $382M for Failed Clean Coal Plant
Nov 1 2023 // (AP) — A former employee is suing to force a Mississippi utility to repay $382 million that the federal government gave to build a failed coal- fueled power plant. Kelli Williams, a former construction manager for...
Saltwater Intrusion Threatens Drinking Water in Louisiana
Oct 30 2023 // NEW ORLEANS (AP) – The heating element removed from Monique Plaisance`s water heater in September was disintegrating, streaked with rust and covered in a dry crust. She blamed the corrosion on the water piped in from the...
Delayed Autopsies Pile Up in Mississippi, Complicating Insurance, Legal Questions
Oct 25 2023 // JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Incomplete homicide autopsy reports have continued to pile up in Mississippi – despite tough-on-crime talk by state leaders ahead of the Nov. 7 general election. Police officers and...
People Moves: Marsh Names Thurston CEO, UK Risk Mgmt; Lockton Hires Parle, Patrick and McKay in London; MS Amlin Promotes Cleary to Head of Crisis Mgmt
Oct 24 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Marsh, Lockton and MS Amlin. A summary of these new hires follows here. Marsh Names Thurston CEO, UK Risk Mgmt, Mistry as CEO of FINPRO Marsh, the...
What’s Changed and What Hasn’t a Year After Mississippi Capital’s Water Crisis
Oct 19 2023 // JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Water is flowing again to nearly all of Mississippi’s capital city. It’s a stark contrast from a year ago, when Jackson’s 150,000 residents could never be sure what, if...
Filing a Day Late Leaves Insurer Short Under Mississippi’s Statute of Limitations
Oct 17 2023 // The Mississippi Supreme Court has ruled that an insurer misunderstood when a three-year statute of limitations begins in dismissing the insurer’s claims relating to a fire on an insured’s property. The high...
Mississippi Sheriff Claims Immunity to Federal Lawsuit Over Torture of Black Men
Oct 16 2023 // The Mississippi sheriff who leads the department where former deputies pleaded guilty to a long list of state and federal charges for the torture of two Black men has asked a federal court to dismiss a civil lawsuit...
People Moves: Alliant Names Two to Leadership Roles in Southeast States
Oct 12 2023 // Alliant Insurance Services, a major American distributor and brokerage headquartered in California, continues building its Southeastern US presence. It has named attorney Bobby Coleman of Mississippi as vice president of...
Markets/Coverages: Coalition, MS&AD Insurance Offer Cybersecurity Solutions in Japan
Oct 5 2023 // Coalition, the San Francisco-based cyber managing general agent and cyber-security firm, announced a strategic partnership with Japan’s MS&AD Insurance Group to provide cybersecurity monitoring solutions for...
People Moves: DUAL Launches Marine Hub in Rotterdam, Hiring 2 Former MS Amlin Underwriters; Generali Taps Allianz’s Terzariol to Lead Newly Created Insurance Division
Oct 4 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at DUAL Europe and Generali. A summary of these new hires follows here. DUAL Launches Marine Hub in Rotterdam, Hiring 2 Former MS Amlin Underwriters DUAL...
Louisiana Citrus Farmers Seeing a Mass Influx of Salt Water
Oct 3 2023 // Commercial citrus growers have dwindled over the past few decades in south Louisiana, where farmers have had to battle hurricanes, flooding, invasive insects, freezes and drought to keep their groves alive. The latest...
Saltwater Intrusion Threatens Louisiana’s Citrus Industry, Farmers Seek Solutions
Oct 2 2023 // BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – Commercial citrus growers have dwindled over the past few decades in south Louisiana, where farmers have had to battle hurricanes, flooding, invasive insects, freezes and drought to keep their...
Business Moves
Oct 2 2023 // East McConkey Insurance & Benefits, Gallen Insurance Agency McConkey Insurance & Benefits, an independent insurance agency based in York, Pennsylvania, has acquired Gallen Insurance Agency, located in Berks...
Louisiana’s Drinking Water Supply Under Threat as Gulf Saltwater Invades Mississippi River
Sep 28 2023 // BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – A mass inflow of salt water from the Gulf of Mexico creeping up the drought-stricken Mississippi River is threatening drinking water supplies in Louisiana, prompting Gov. John Bel Edwards to ask...
Private Prison Firm Pays Mississippi $5 Million After Audit Found Understaffing Issues
Sep 20 2023 // JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Utah-based private prison company has returned $5.1 million to the Mississippi Department of Corrections after an investigation found it failed to provide enough workers at one of the prisons...
Mississippi Jury Finds Officers Justified in 2017 Wrong-House Shooting
Sep 19 2023 // OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi jury has rejected a civil lawsuit seeking money damages from two police officers who fatally shot a man while serving a warrant at the wrong house. A federal court jury in Oxford on...
Drought and Low Mississippi River Levels Pose Challenges for Midwest Farmers’ Crop Transportation
Sep 18 2023 // DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – A long stretch of hot, dry weather has left the Mississippi River so low that barge companies are reducing their loads just as Midwest farmers are preparing to harvest crops and send tons of corn...
Federal Home Loan System Neglects the Buyers Who Need It Most, Analysis Finds
Sep 15 2023 // (Bloomberg) — The tiny town of Drew, Mississippi, has been left behind by the modern economy. Most businesses along its lone main street are shuttered, so it’s hard to buy a cup of coffee or groceries. Stray...
