Agency Ranks 2011 as Driest Year Ever in Texas January 9, 2012 By JUAN A. LOZANO The National Weather Service says 2011 was Texas’ driest year on record as well as its second hottest. The agency... Read More
‘Swamp People’ Star Sues Louisiana Companies Over Catch-Phrases January 9, 2012 Troy Landry from The History Channel’s “Swamp People” is accusing three companies of profiting from his “Choot Em” and other... Read More
More Louisiana Property Owners Move to Private Insurers January 9, 2012 By ALAN SAYRE Fresh data shows Louisiana’s insurer of last resort keeps churning away on getting private insurers to pick up policyholders, a... Read More
Louisiana Town Bans Golf Carts in Streets January 6, 2012 Golf carts will not be allowed to putter around Lake Arthur, La. The American Press reports the town council took... Read More
Arkansas Court: Invasion of Privacy Suit Against J.B. Hunt Proceeds January 6, 2012 An appeals court has ruled that an invasion of privacy lawsuit by a former worker who was inappropriately photographed during... Read More
3 Texans File Tort Claim Over Deadly Arkansas Flood January 6, 2012 Three Texas residents whose children were injured when floodwaters swept 20 people to their deaths at an Arkansas campground have... Read More
Louisiana Business Owner Booked on Arson Charge January 6, 2012 Fire officials say co-owner of an Alexandria, La., business has been arrested after he allegedly tried to set fire to... Read More
Louisiana Police Investigating Chop Shop January 6, 2012 Officers investigating a tip about stolen vehicles uncovered a possible chop shop operation in Harahan, La. The Times-Picayune reports Harahan... Read More
16 Injured in Oklahoma When Bus, Street Sweeper Collide January 5, 2012 Sixteen people sustained mainly minor injuries when a Greyhound bus collided with a street sweeper on Interstate 40 eastbound in... Read More
BP Oil Spill Payments Stalled Due to Attorney Fees Court Order January 5, 2012 By CAIN BURDEAU Damage payments from the compensation fund for BP’s massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico have been stopped temporarily... Read More