Alabama’s new state fishing pier, near Gulf Shores, which cost $16 million and is less than four months old, has been closed indefinitely because of damage from the first tropical storm to hit since it opened. The director of Alabama’s …
A weakening Tropical Storm Ida lashed the U.S. Gulf Coast with drenching rain and high surf Tuesday as it moved ashore after shutting down almost 30 percent of Gulf of Mexico energy production. Ida, once a Category 2 hurricane, made …
A Ville Platte, La., insurance agent has been issued a cease and desist order, summary suspension of his licenses and fine notice for allegedly providing fraudulent proofs of insurance. The Louisiana Department of Insurance reported that John Melvin Lavergne, was …
The Bermuda-based Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd., the successor to Texas insurer Argonaut, announced the appointment of N. James Tees as chief accounting officer and treasurer, and Rip Reeves as chief investment officer. Both will report to Argo Group CFO …
Hurricane Ida headed toward oil and gas facilities in the central Gulf of Mexico on Monday on a path to the U.S. Gulf Coast after killing 124 people in El Salvador following floods and mudslides. U.S. oil companies were shutting …
An Avella, Pennsylvania landowner is suing an energy company for polluting his soil and water in an attempt to link a natural gas drilling technique with environmental contamination. George Zimmermann, the owner of 480 acres in Washington County, southwest Pennsylvania, …
Energy companies operating in the Gulf of Mexico shut in oil and natural gas production and a major gas hub was closed on Monday as Hurricane Ida spun toward the region. The Independence natural gas hub — the largest gas …
The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly endorsed Saturday the biggest healthcare overhaul in decades, giving President Barack Obama a crucial victory in a battle that now moves to the Senate. By a 220-215 vote, including the support of one Republican, …
Mindful that the suburban West Bank of New Orleans has regained its pre-Hurricane Katrina population and is primed for growth, the Army Corps of Engineers is launching a $1 billion effort to keep the next storm at bay. The new …
Recent high profile sex scandals involving entertainer David Letterman and ESPN baseball analyst Steve Philips serve as an important reminder for business managers to ensure their companies have strong sexual harassment policies in place, according to a Southeastern Louisiana University …
