18 Years After Katrina Levee Breaches, Group Wants Future Engineers to Learn From Past Failures August 30, 2023 Future engineers need a greater understanding of past failures – and how to avoid repeating them – a Louisiana-based nonprofit...
Federal Government Opens Two Areas in Gulf of Mexico for Wind Farms, but No Companies Bid on Leases August 30, 2023 By Emily Foxhall The federal government for the first time on Tuesday opened two areas in the Gulf of Mexico off the Texas...
U.S. Department of Justice and Oklahoma Bank Reach Settlement Over Discriminatory Lending Practices in Tulsa August 30, 2023 By Ken Miller The U.S. Department of Justice and a northeastern Oklahoma bank have announced a proposed agreement to settle claims that the...
People Moves: Burns & Wilcox Announces Quillman as Regional Lead for Texas August 29, 2023 Burns & Wilcox Announces Bob Quillman as Regional Lead for Texas Burns & Wilcox announced the hire of regional lead,...
Texas Construction Contractor Faces $263K in Penalties for Fatal Crane Collapse August 29, 2023 A federal workplace safety investigation has found that a Farmersville, Texas construction contractor could have prevented the loss of a...
Louisiana Oil Refinery Fire Mostly Contained but Residents Worry About Air Quality August 28, 2023 GARYVILLE, La. (AP) – Crews were still working to suppress flare-ups Saturday as a fire at a Louisiana oil refinery...
AM Best Revises Outlook to Positive for Texas’ Skyward Specialty August 28, 2023 AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and...
Goosehead Introduces Agency Launch Program for Recent College Graduates August 25, 2023 Goosehead Insurance announced the Agency Launch Program, a plan geared towards recent college graduates interested in acquiring the skills to...
Wildfires Ravage Louisiana Amidst Record Heat and Drought August 25, 2023 By Sara Cline BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – Hundreds of wildfires are burning in Louisiana, as triple-digit temperatures continue to scorch parts of...
Deadly Heat Wave Sweeps Central US, Threatening Power Grid and Straining Resources August 25, 2023 By Juan Lozano and Acacia Coronado AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Deadly heat that has gripped Texas for much of the summer has spread into other parts...