Texas Reports Nearly 9,200 New COVID Cases, 245 Deaths August 6, 2020 Texas health officials reported almost 9,200 confirmed new coronavius cases Tuesday as a convention center in the hard-hit Rio Grande...
‘Dead Zone’ in Gulf Much Smaller This Year Following Tropical Storms August 5, 2020 By Janet McConnaughey Tropical weather stirred up the Gulf of Mexico, reducing this year’s dead zone off Louisiana’s coast to the third-smallest ever...
Houston Will Enforce Masks With Fines as Texas Deaths Topped 7,000 August 5, 2020 Houston’s mayor has instructed police to begin issuing $250 fines for flouting statewide mask orders in hopes that August will...
Virus Cases Grow by 377 in Oklahoma, More Deaths August 5, 2020 Oklahoma’s reported coronavirus cases rose by 377, and the state added another death due to the illness caused by the...
Louisiana Prepares to Resume Movie, TV Filming Amid Pandemic August 4, 2020 Louisiana released coronavirus safety guidelines for movie and TV productions this week, as filming is expected to start returning to...
Texas Mutual, VFIS of Texas Award $500K to Emergency Service Groups August 4, 2020 Texas Mutual Insurance Co. and Volunteer Firemen’s Insurance Services of Texas are awarding $500,000 to nonprofit emergency service organizations across...
698 Louisiana Businesses Cited for Violating COVID-19 Rules August 4, 2020 Nearly 700 restaurants, bars and businesses in Louisiana were cited in July for violating the governor’s coronavirus restrictions, according to...
Louisiana Contractor Disputes Pay After Demolishing Wrong House August 4, 2020 A Louisiana contractor has been in a tussle with city officials regarding payments for a demolition project after he accidentally...
One80 Intermediaries Acquires National Underwriting Services in Texas August 4, 2020 One80 Intermediaries has acquired National Underwriting Services Inc. in San Antonio, Texas. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. National...
Amerisafe in Louisiana Reports Higher Than Expected Earnings August 3, 2020 Amerisafe Inc. (AMSF) reported second-quarter net income of $23.9 million. On a per-share basis, the Deridder, Louisiana-based company said it...