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Former Business Partners of McClenny Moseley File 2nd Lawsuit

A company that provided hurricane-damage estimates to embattled McClenny Moseley & Associates says in a lawsuit filed Thursday that the law firm owes it nearly $10 million. Those unpaid invoices allegedly owed to Global Estimating Services come on top of …

Court Ends Challenge to 2021 Gulf Oil and Gas Lease Sale

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – A lawsuit by environmentalists seeking to block the 2021 sale of Gulf of Mexico oil and gas leases auctioned off by the federal government was rejected by a federal appeals court in Washington. Energy companies including …

Lawsuit Seeks to Recover $3M Invested in Louisiana Hurricane-Damage Lawsuits

A restoration contractor that helped finance an effort by McClenny Moseley & Associates to file thousands of hurricane-damage claims in Louisiana wants its $3 million investment back. Access Restoration Services US filed a lawsuit in a Texas state court in …

Suit Over Texas Woman’s Jail Death Settles for $7M

DALLAS (AP) – A private company that ran a Texas jail where a woman allegedly went blind following days of medical neglect before her 2019 death has agreed to a $7 million lawsuit settlement along with other defendants, her family’s …

Louisiana Lawmakers Kill Bill to Decriminalize Marijuana

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – A bill to decriminalize marijuana in Louisiana was short- lived, swiftly dying in committee Tuesday before ever reaching the House floor for debate this legislative session. Democratic state Rep. Candace Newell briefly argued that her …

Texas Contractor Fined $257K After Fatal Trench Collapse

A Houston-area contractor’s repeated failure to follow federal workplace safety procedures during excavation operations contributed to a worker’s death near Manvel in October 2022, a federal workplace safety investigation has found. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health …

Louisiana Man Latest to be Sentenced for Staged Automobile Collision Scheme

United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that Lois Russell, age 63 of Gibson, Louisiana, was sentenced on April 20, 2023 after previously pleading guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section …

Massive Fire at Louisiana Sawmill Put Out

BOGALUSA, La. (AP) – Firefighters from departments across southeast Louisiana and nearby areas of Mississippi worked for hours before extinguishing the flames from a massive fire at a sawmill on Lake Pontchartrain’s north shore early Monday. The fire at the …

Disaster Declaration Approved for Texas Counties With Damage From Winter Ice Storms

President Joe Biden issued a disaster declaration Saturday for 13 Texas counties, freeing federal relief for areas damaged in last winter’s crippling ice storms. Disaster relief will be available for state agencies, local governments and some nonprofits “on a cost-sharing …

Oakbridge Expands Presence in Arkansas

Oakbridge Insurance Agency has announced a new partnership with Wes Sullivan and his team of Arkansas-based insurance professionals specializing in commercial trucking insurance for large fleets. The partnership supports the agency’s continued expansion of large specialty commercial lines throughout the …

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