Gulf Coast Braces for Tropical Storm Marco; States Declare Emergencies August 23, 2020 By Brendan O'Brien and Erwin Seba 08/22/2020 05:30 PM — Marco, one of two tropical storms headed for the U.S. Gulf Coast, was forecast to strengthen...
Texas Insurance Agency Released from Suit by Restaurant Group Over Virus Losses August 21, 2020 By Stephanie K. Jones A federal judge in Texas has dismissed an independent insurance agency from a lawsuit brought by a Dallas restaurant group...
Texas Pharmacy Marketer Charged in $60M Kickback Scheme August 21, 2020 A Texas-based pharmacy marketer has been charged by federal in a conjunction to a scheme to collect more than $60...
Louisiana Governor Sets Goal: Net Zero Greenhouse Gases by 2050 August 21, 2020 Louisiana’s governor has signed an executive order setting a state goal for net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, drawing...
$300 Jobless Aid Starts Next Week in Louisiana; Bar Owners Appeal Closure Ruling August 20, 2020 Louisiana should start issuing checks for $300 in weekly federal coronavirus unemployment aid next week, but as many as 87,000...
As Texas Restaurant Industry Struggles, So Does Food Supply Chain August 20, 2020 By Meena Venkataramanan, The Texas Tribune Before the coronavirus hit Texas earlier this year, Eric Silverstein celebrated one year of opening his newest restaurant, Bar Peached,...
Downed Power Line Blamed for Large Blaze at Dallas-Area Factory August 20, 2020 A large fire believed to be ignited by a falling power line burned Wednesday at a Dallas-area factory that makes...
10 Months Later, Worker’s Body Removed from New Orleans Hotel Debris August 19, 2020 Crews on Aug. 17 recovered the body of a construction worker trapped in debris for more than 10 months after...
Credit Rating of Southern Pioneer Property and Casualty Insurance Upgraded August 19, 2020 The Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) of Southern Pioneer Property and Casualty Insurance Co.(Southern Pioneer) in Jonesboro, Arkansas, has...
Federal Judge Declines to Block Louisiana’s Forced Bar Closures August 19, 2020 A federal judge in New Orleans refused on Aug. 17 to block a state order closing bars to stop the...