Two men whose work has led to the arrests and convictions of dozens of arsonists in the Dallas Fort Worth area have been honored in award ceremonies taking place at the 57th Annual Fire and Arson Investigators Seminar in Austin. …
A New Orleans U.S. representative from the New Orleans area has objected to Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal administration’s plan to redirect federal hurricane recovery money from housing aid programs to Superdome upgrades. U.S. Rep. Cedric Richmond sent a letter to …
Southwestern Insurance Information Service (SIIS) has named Monica Vigil-McDonald as its new communications coordinator. Vigil-McDonald will report directly to SIIS President Sandra Helin and the SIIS board of directors to create and implement the organization’s overall communications strategy. Vigil-McDonald joins …
Two volunteer firefighters in South Texas and another man have been accused of starting a 2011 grass fire. Officials say 23-year-old Dustin James Ronshausen of New Braunfels, 21-year-old David Paul Puckett Jr. of Seguin (sih-GEEN’) and 18-year-old Terrell Edward Garrett …
A Texas judge has finalized a $158 million settlement between Texas and a subsidiary of health care giant Johnson & Johnson in a Medicaid fraud lawsuit over the anti-psychotic drug Risperdal. The agreement, reached during a January trial settled a …
A behind-the-scenes firestorm in Louisiana’s legislative session centers on a big-money, years-long dispute between landowners and the oil and gas industry over how cleanup should be handled of environmental damage from drilling years ago. More than a dozen bills have …
The LSU AgCenter says agriculture was worth $10.7 billion to Louisiana’s economy last year. AgCenter economist John Westra says the 7 percent gain from 2010 represents the first $10 billion year since 2007. Last year was plagued by drought and …
When wildfires began breaking out across Texas last year in April, homeowners began contacting their insurance agents about their coverage or in some cases lack of coverage. Agents located near many of the fires were inundated with calls from consumers …
Legislation that would allow Oklahomans to display their handguns openly has some law enforcement officials on edge, but many people say the public may not see a big difference. Oklahomans with a state-issued permit have been allowed to carry a …
Iberville and Ascension parishes in Louisiana should compensate the owners of Alligator Bayou Swamp Tours for opening a floodgate in 2009 that ruined their business, an attorney for the company told a state appellate court. The Advocate reports that Clay …
