As temperatures rise in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration reminds employers and workers not to ignore the dangers of working in hot weather – indoors and out – and remember …
Three years ago, when a beaten and bloody Ronald Greene drew his final breath on a rural roadside, his death in Louisiana State Police custody seemed destined for obscurity. Family members were told _ falsely _ that he died in …
BXS Insurance, Inc. (BXSI), a subsidiary of Cadence Bank acquired the assets of Wall 2 Wall Benefit Services (Wall 2 Wall) which is headquartered in Stafford, Texas, a city within the Houston metropolitan statistical area. Wall 2 Wall, founded by …
SageSure and SureChoice Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange (SURE) announced that SURE, a coastal property reciprocal insurer whose policies are exclusively available through SageSure, has successfully closed a $150 million private placement catastrophe bond transaction. Houston, Texas-based SURE entered into a three-year …
It’s not just homeowners insurance costs that are high in Florida. A new report shows that Floridians continue to pay some of the largest auto coverage premiums in the country. The BankRate 2022 report shows that the average auto premium …
No injuries were reported after a small plane crashed into the backyards of several Houston homes shortly after it had taken off the afternoon of May 6, according to authorities. The plane had taken off from Houston’s Hobby Airport at …
North Richland Hills, Texas-based 151 Coffee will pay $70,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced. According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, 151 Coffee closed all …
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says drought during the growing season has made farmers in most of Texas, all of Louisiana and parts of Arkansas and Mississippi eligible to apply for federal aid. The department’s Farm Service Agency says low-interest …
The embattled director of the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department resigned and the state filed a lawsuit against the operator of six state park restaurants. The actions come amid investigations by state lawmakers and the state auditor into a multimillion-dollar …
A federal lawsuit accusing the New Orleans city government of infringing on employees’ online free speech rights has been settled after the city revised its policy, according to court records. The Tulane University Law School’s First Amendment Law Clinic filed …
