Ingalls Shipbuilding released a statement relating to the EEOC settlement. In April 2018, two women claimed an Ingalls employee had behaved inappropriately. Allegations of sexual harassment were not found…
NEW ORLEANS - CITGO Petroleum Corp. has agreed to pay $19.7 million to restore natural resources damaged during a 2006 spill at its southwest Louisiana refinery that saw millions of gallons of waste oil and wastewater sent into the Calcasieu…
The Mississippi Development Authority is taking project applications for the Gulf Coast Restoration Fund. Applications can be found online at mississippi.org/gcrf. The deadline for submissions is 11:59 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28. Representatives from MDA, as well as members of the…
The effects of the BP Oil Spill continue to be felt almost a decade after 200 million gallons of crude oil was pumped into the Gulf of Mexico for 87 days. Now, the federal government approved more than $200 million…
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The Gulf Coast Restoration Fund Advisory Board met today as the group continues to accept applications for projects to be funded through the BP Oil Spill settlement with the state. The fund was set up back in September of last…
Hip-hop star Lil Boosie has settled part of his lawsuit over being pepper-sprayed at the Edgewater Mall and he’s telling fans to stay away from the community. The rapper settled with the City of Biloxi and the management company and…
A settlement has been reached in the lawsuit against 'Afro-man' and Kress Live, by the woman he was seen on video punching during one of his shows in Biloxi. We have to warn you--this video has graphic content that may…
The United States Supreme Court will not consider an appeal filed by attorneys for pension members who object to the Singing River pension plan settlement. The court denied the petition today. At a recent federal court hearing it was established…
More than one hundred South Mississippians poured into a meeting Wednesday to get an update on the status of the $750 million in settlement money from the BP oil spill. News 25’s Toni Miles takes us to that gathering at…
Legislation meant to direct BP settlement dollars to a new Gulf Coast restoration fund heads to the House of Representatives for consideration. Senate Bill 2634 written by Senator Brice Wiggins of Pascagoula creates the Gulf Coast New Restoration Reserve Fund.The…
Coast lawmakers authored a number of bills in an attempt to keep BP Oil Spill Settlement Money on the coast. Only one survived the first bill killing deadline of the legislative session. The bill authored by Pascagoula Senator Brice Wiggins,…
Singing River Health System retirees are still fighting for a sound financial pension settlement. Now, they're taking their fight to New Orleans. On Thursday, attorneys for a large group of retirees will pitch an oral argument before the Fifth Circuit…
A federal judge rules a group of attorneys will divide over $500 million for their work on behalf of people and businesses who suffered economic damage because of BP’s 2010 Gulf oil spill. The New Orleans judge issued a 42…
The City of New Orleans has reached a $1.2 billion agreement with federal authorities to repair roads and other infrastructure damaged during Hurricane Katrina. Mayor Mitch Landrieu said there have been many discussions to determine what damage could be attributed…
The first installment of BP money is finally making its way to the state. Mississippi is set to receive $150 million from the oil giant on Friday. $46 million of that money has already been included into the budget which…
Jackson County supervisors say they’re happy with U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola’s decision to sign off on a settlement for Singing River Health System’s retirement plan. Jackson County Supervisor Troy Ross says he’s glad it’s finally getting to a point…
The attorneys for Psycamore Psychiatric Clinic are offering to drop their case and the remaining $400,000 the city owes.
Nearly five years after the massive spill, the U.S. Supreme Court has denied hearing BP's appeal on private and business claims, meaning the British oil giant must continue to make the payments on the $7.8 billion agreed on for those claims after the spill.
The last council meeting of the year was a busy one for Ocean Springs.
Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Justice approved the $437,500 settlement and filed the decree in U.S. District Court for a lawsuit between the owners of Psycamore Psychiatric Clinic and the City of Ocean Springs.