April 12, 2022
Iroquois Names Lucas Howard as Regional Manager of Oklahoma and Arkansas Iroquois has named Lucas Howard as regional manager of Oklahoma and Arkansas. He will partner with strong independent insurance agencies and select carriers to drive profitable growth. Howard most …
April 12, 2022
An insurer can’t evade its duty to defend a Texas construction company sued over the death of a truck driver on its premises, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled in an April 4 decision. Tarango Trucking …
April 11, 2022
The Environmental Protection Agency is investigating whether Louisiana’s health and environmental agencies discriminated against Black residents in connection with air pollution from existing and proposed facilities between New Orleans and Baton Rouge. The director of EPA’s civil rights compliance office, …
April 11, 2022
Eleven people were injured in a “major collision” the night of April 8 in Austin, Texas, involving pedestrians and two vehicles, one of which hit a food truck, authorities said. Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services tweeted that two of the …
April 11, 2022
A Louisiana high school senior who lost her best friend in a head-on collision is on a mission to improve safety on on Highway 167. Emma Hebert and Ramsie Baumgardner both attended North Vermillion High, and Baumgardner became the third …
April 8, 2022
Relation Insurance Services announced it acquired the assets of Louisiana-based BRK Insurance Group. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. BRK provides employee benefits and commercial lines insurance solutions to clients throughout Louisiana and is headquartered in New Orleans, LA. …
April 8, 2022
A second, weak, tornado struck Arkansas last week as severe storms rolled across the Deep South, according to the National Weather Service in Little Rock. On March 30, an EF-1 tornado with winds of about 100 mph (161 kph) struck …
April 8, 2022
Two people were killed April 5 when the small plane they were flying in crashed near a Central Texas airport, officials said. Those aboard the single-engine Cessna TU206H were a man and a woman, according to the Texas Department of …
April 7, 2022
Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson must say whether he had sex with 18 massage therapists who supported him last year following criminal complaints, a judge in Texas ruled Tuesday. USA Today reported that Watson has 30 days to comply. He …
April 7, 2022
Dean & Draper Insurance Agency, L.P. has acquired Houston, Texas-based Baty Worldwide effective April 1, 2022. “This acquisition will increase Dean & Draper’s revenue of commercial, personal, employee benefits, as well as risk management,” said Dean & Draper President & …