Work has formally begun in Louisiana on a $760 million, three-parish levee project that was first proposed a half-century ago. State officials said 17.5 miles of levee and a mile of T-wall will protect 60,000 residents of St. Charles, St. …
Residents relocating from an eroding island off Louisiana’s Terrebonne Parish will move into homes built and designed to help weather hurricanes. Officials involved with the project toured the New Isle development in Schriever to examine and highlight the stricter building …
Texas set another record in June for the amount of surplus lines premium recorded by the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX). The $947.48 million in premium reported in June brings the year-to-date total to $4.58 billion, SLTX said. …
Oklahoma’s highest court recently found that an insurer’s uninsured motorist exclusion violates state law. The Oklahoma Supreme Court came to that conclusion in answering a certified question from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit about the UM …
A North Texas doctor will pay $376,368 in restitution after pleading guilty to mail fraud conspiracy in federal court, the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation reported. Clinton Battle M.D. of Arlington pleaded guilty on July 22, 2021, …
IIAT The Independent Insurance Agents Association of Texas (IIAT) promoted H. Lee Loftis Jr. to chief legislative officer and added Regan Ellmer to the IIAT government affairs team. Loftis has been IIAT’s government affairs director since 2006. Ellmer joins Loftis …
An arsonist set fire to an apartment building in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, leaving 10 people temporarily without their home, fire officials said. The fire at night on July 27 caused thousands of dollars in damage, WBRZ-TV reported. Firefighters found the …
Two people are dead and dozens more were injured after a chemical leak at a Houston-area plant, officials said. The incident happened about 7:35 p.m. on July 27 and involved an acetic acid leak at the LyondellBasell facility in the …
Health officials in Oklahoma on July 27 urged Gov. Kevin Stitt to issue an emergency declaration that would allow for expanded care for those with COVID-19 — something the Republican has said he will not do. Such a declaration would …
Southwest Louisiana residents and businesses have only a few more days to apply for federal disaster assistance because of property damage or other eligible losses in May due to severe storms, tornadoes and flooding. FEMA said homeowners, renters or business …
