As New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin leaves office, hundreds of damaged city buildings including police stations and fire houses sit unrepaired more than four years after Hurricane Katrina, stark reminders of how the recovery has floundered. Only seven percent of …
Starbucks Corp. has been sued by a customer who allegedly suffered second-degree burns after being served tea that was too hot. According to the complaint, the plaintiff Zeynep Inanli was served tea that was “unreasonably hot, in containers which were …
A Midwest regional business conditions index slipped last month but still suggests a growing economy in the months ahead. A report on the Midwest Business Conditions survey of supply managers and business leaders in a nine-state region was released May …
Anderson & Murison Inc. has announced two promotions in the company’s Personal Lines Department. Kris Pappas has been promoted to vice president – personal lines. She has been with A&M for more than 12 years, and has led the expansion …
What makes an oil spill really bad? Most of the ingredients for it are now blending in the Gulf of Mexico. Experts tick off the essentials: A relentless flow of oil from under the sea; a type of crude that …
Louisiana State reported that information from Lo Jack Inc. related to a stolen 2006 Suzuki Hayabusa motorcycle in the LaPlace area aided in the recovery of $45,000 worth of stolen property. The Suzuki was reported stolen from Shreveport, La. By …
A Los Angeles jury has awarded more than $200 million to the wife of a retired Department of Water and Power worker who was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer apparently caused by washing her husband’s asbestos-contaminated work clothes. …
The family of an 8-year-old girl who was attacked by a pit bull on her birthday is now wondering how to pay for a large hospital bill. Eileen King has nothing but praise for the treatment her daughter Hailey received …
The Federal Bureau of Investigation announced today that an existing fraud tip line is now accepting information from the public about suspected fraud associated with the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Tips should be reported to the National Center for …
Foremost Insurance Group has updated its dwelling fire program in California. Foremost is targeting standard and preferred landlord customers with new, larger discounts. It also lowered rates on vacant homes by an average of six percent. Some of the changes …
