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Payne County received a $1,557.21 payment from the federal government to compensate the Payne County Emergency Management Office for work associated with Hurricane Gustav in 2008.
Payne County received a $1,557.21 payment from the federal government to compensate the Payne County Emergency Management Office for work associated with Hurricane Gustav in 2008.
BAYOU GOULA — The fate of historic St. Paul Catholic Church remained uncertain as church leaders faced a decision today on whether to have the 138-year-old church damaged by Hurricane Gustav demolished or turned over to a preservationist group.
Nikki Buskey Staff Writer HOUMA - A crowd of onlookers peered into Laverne Midyett’s booth Saturday, watching the Arkansas woman cut and fry potatoes and onions.
ST. MARTINVILLE — A facelift starting Monday for the landmark Maison Duchamp will bring much-needed repairs to the historic home turned post office turned city building.
Opelousas is set to receive $2.8 million in federal storm recovery funds but is submitting a list of more than $4.3 million in needs. The money is part of the $12.7 million in federal hurricane mitigation funds the parish is set to receive.
L’Observateur KILLONA – Representatives from Entergy Louisiana announced plans last week for a scheduled maintenance shutdown of the Waterford 3 nuclear power plant in St. Charles Parish for refueling and refurbishment.
Work to prepare the Ferriday water plant to receive its new tank — and thus have the town ...
The immediate fate of an historic church in Iberville Parish has been decided. St. Paul Catholic Church in Bayou Goula could possibly be saved.
John Culhane If you are looking for a unique Christmas gift for someone or just planning to spend some time browsing and looking for new crafts, the bi-annual Southdown Marketplace Arts and Crafts Festival may be for you.
Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Hannover Re , Germany’s second-biggest reinsurer, raised its full-year profit target after returning to a bigger-than-estimated third-quarter profit as writedowns on equities weren’t repeated and no major hurricane hit the U.S.
Conklin Roofing Systems has just announced that the PUMA single-coat roofing system, available only from Conklin Roofing Contractors, has passed a couple of unscheduled and unexpected tests - a tropical storm and a severe hailstorm.
Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Hannover Re , Germany’s second-biggest reinsurer, raised its full-year profit target after returning to a bigger-than-estimated third-quarter profit as writedowns on equities weren’t repeated.
By 10qk. Kirby Corp. ( KEX ) filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2009-09-30. Read more » »
Nov. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Zurich Financial Services AG , Switzerland’s biggest insurer, posted the biggest decline in almost six months in Swiss trading after third-quarter profit missed analyst estimates.
Nov. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Munich Re , the world’s biggest reinsurer, reported a third-quarter profit of 644 million euros ($955 million) on higher investment income and lower claims from natural catastrophes, missing analysts’ estimates.