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Southern Gaming Summit: Tribal gaming growing in the South

Lisa Monti — Thu, 09 May 2013 19:20:57 +0000

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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January 18, 2013- Chuck McIntosh

Chuck McIntosh — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 17:20:59 +0000

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James Rollins new CEO at BancorpSouth

Associated Press — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:18:30 +0000

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. [...]

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20 YEARS OF CASINOS — How gaming has matured in Mississippi

Lisa Monti — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:18:58 +0000

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 [...]

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Louisiana PSC looks into Entergy’s response to Isaac

Associated Press — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 12:34:46 +0000

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 — [...]

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Number left without power by Isaac rises to 90,000+

Associated Press — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:31:57 +0000

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 [...]

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People in Mississippi prep for Isaac, remember Katrina

Associated Press — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 20:23:43 +0000

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 [...]

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Isaac pushing toward Big Easy; coastal flooding widespread

Associated Press — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 11:38:02 +0000

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. [...]

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Anti-Medicaid states: Earning $8,200 in Mississippi is too much

Associated Press — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 16:21:18 +0000

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 [...]

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Study: Dispersants may have hurt Gulf food chain

Associated Press — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 12:57:14 +0000

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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