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Louisiana Man Sentenced for Role in Staged Automobile Accident

United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced Dashontae Young, age 28, of Houma, Louisiana, was sentenced for Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371, arising out of a staged automobile accident with …

Crash Averted at Austin, Tx. Airport; FAA, NTSB to investigate

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A FedEx cargo airplane attempting to land at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on Saturday had to reverse course after a second plane was cleared to depart from the same runway, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. “The …

People Moves: Mulready Makes Key Staff Changes at OID

Mulready Announces Key Staff Changes for PBM Compliance Program Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Glen Mulready has made two new appointments to the Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID). Ashley Scott is the new director of the OID Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Compliance and …

Some Austin, Tx. Homes May Be Without Electricity For Another Week

Nearly 95% of Austin now has electricity after last week’s winter storm, but the city’s utility says some of the fewer than 30,000 homes and businesses still without power Sunday night might have to wait another week for it to …

Louisiana Lawmakers Approve $45M in Funding to Draw Insurers to State

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – A $45 million funding bill to address soaring homeowner insurance rates in hurricane-battered Louisiana was overwhelmingly approved by Louisiana lawmakers Friday and sent to Gov. John Bel Edwards for his signature. The Senate approved the …

Police Settle La. Suit Over 2020 Beating of Black Man

SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) – A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed by a Black man who said police officers in a Louisiana city threw him to the ground, slammed his face into the sidewalk and detained him in …

Texas Winter Storm Cancels Flights, Keeps Thousands Without Power

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A mess of ice, sleet and snow lingered across much of the southern U.S. on Thursday as thousands in Texas endured freezing temperatures with no power, including many in the state capital of Austin, but a …

McClenny Moseley Sanctioned by 3rd La. Judge for Duplicate Filings

Attorneys for McClenny Moseley & Associates appeared in a New Orleans courtroom Wednesday to explain why they claimed to represent a homeowner who says she didn’t hire the law firm, but did sign some paperwork handed to her by a …

Texas Winter Storm Causes 3rd Day of Dangerous, Icy Conditions

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Dangerous road conditions from bands of sleet and snow were blamed for six deaths as a winter storm snarled traffic across parts of the nation’s midsection, forced the cancelation of flights and left hundreds of thousands …

PCF Acquires Louisiana’s Oak Point Risk Advisors

PCF Insurance Services (PCF) has acquired Oak Point Risk Advisors, a niche risk management and insurance agency focusing on commercial insurance for the maritime, oil and gas, and construction industries. Ronny Sternfels, president of Oak Point Risk Advisors, said, “At …

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