by Lisa Monti Published: May 9,2013
Tags: 2013 Southern Gaming Summit, Alabama, Brent Pinkston, Conrad Granito, Creek Casino Wetumpka; and Creek Casino Montgomery., Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Golden Moon, Harrah’s Cherokee Casino, Louisiana, Mississippi, Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, Mississippi Business Journal, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association, Pearl River Resorts, Poarch Band of Creek Indians, Poarch Creek Indian Gaming, Sheila Morago, Silver Star, Tom Hoskens, Wind Creek Casino
BILOXI — Tribal gaming is expanding in the Southern region of the U.S. with the addition of gaming space, hotels and amenities such as spas, to keep gamblers longer and the casinos profitable for tribe members. Session attendees heard regional reports from Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, North Carolina and Oklahoma Wednesday at the Southern Gaming Summit [...] [...]
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by Associated Press Published: November 26,2012
Tags: Alabama, Arkansas, BancorpSouth, banking, Florida, James Rollins, Louisiana, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas
TUPELO — James D. Rollins III has been named chief executive officer of BancorpSouth Inc., a financial holding company headquartered in Tupelo. Rollins will succeed Aubrey B. Patterson, BancorpSouth’s current CEO, on Tuesday. The 53-year-old Rollins has served as president and chief operating officer at Prosperity Bancshares, Inc., headquartered in Houston, Texas, since April 2006. [...] [...]
by Lisa Monti Published: November 21,2012
Tags: A.J. Holloway, casinos, economic development, gambling, gaming, Larry Gregory, Lisa Monti, Louisiana, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Splash
When the state’s first casinos opened in 1992, no one was sure what gambling’s impact would be — good or bad. Proponents held high hopes for its economic potential. Opponents feared the downside for residents and their communities. In 20 years since that uncertain first roll of the dice, the numbers tell the story. The [...] [...]
BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana’s utility regulatory agency is hashing out complaints over Entergy’s response to Hurricane Isaac. The Public Service Commission conducts a hearing Wednesday, as it considers whether to level any penalties against the company for a flawed response. More than 900,000 utility customers — or 43 percent of homes and businesses — [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 28,2012
Tags: Bay St. Louis, BILOXI, Florida Keys, Gov. Bobby Jindal, Gov. Phil Bryant, Gov. Rick Scott, Gulf Coast, gulf of mexico, GULFPORT, hurricane, Hurricane Isaac, Louisiana, Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium, National Hurricane Center, New Orleans, St. Charles Parish, tropical storm isaac, weather Mississippi
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — A tow truck driver was killed this morning in Pearl River County when a tree fell on his truck, the first death in Mississippi from Isaac. The death of the unidentified driver on a Picayune street came during heavy rain and wind from Isaac, said Pearl River County Emergency Management director Danny [...] [...]
LONG BEACH — Brenda Johns and her neighbor, Willie Shook, took time Monday to pray that Tropical Storm Isaac won’t deal the devastating blow that Hurricane Katrina did. Then they got busy boarding up their homes. The women are two of only three people who built back on their street in the quiet coastal town [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 27,2012
Tags: Bay St. Louis, BILOXI, Florida Keys, Gov. Bobby Jindal, Gov. Phil Bryant, Gov. Rick Scott, Gulf Coast, gulf of mexico, GULFPORT, hurricane, Hurricane Isaac, Louisiana, Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium, National Hurricane Center, New Orleans, St. Charles Parish, tropical storm isaac, weather Mississippi
GULF COAST — Hurricane Isaac is lashing New Orleans as it approaches and pushing flood waters over a rural levee south of the city, where authorities believe some people may be trapped. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said the storm’s center early this morning was about 50 miles south-southwest of New Orleans and moving slowly. [...] [...]
MIAMI — Sandra Pico is poor, but not poor enough. She makes about $15,000 a year, supporting her daughter and unemployed husband. She thought she’d be able to get health insurance after the Supreme Court upheld President Barack Obama’s health care law. Then she heard that her own governor won’t agree to the federal plan [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 1,2012
Tags: Alabama, Alice Ortmann, BP, british petroleum, Dauphin Island Sea Lab, gulf of mexico, Louisiana, Michael Crosby, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Mote Marine Laboratory, plankton, Southeastern Louisiana University, University of South Alabama
A study on possible effects of the 2010 BP oil spill indicates dispersants may have killed plankton — some of the ocean’s tiniest plants and creatures — and disrupted the food chain in the Gulf of Mexico, one of the nation’s richest seafood grounds. Scientists who read the study said it points toward major future [...] [...]
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