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April 8, 2008

Court tosses $1M award in insurance suit, orders new trial

The Clarion-Ledger, 4/8/8 A federal appeals court on Monday threw out a $1 million punitive damage award to a Mississippi couple who sued the nation’s largest insurance company over Hurricane Katrina damage. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans also ordered a new trial for the lawsuit that Norman and Genevieve Broussard…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
April 8, 2008

West Point pushing Legislature to OK hike in tourism tax

The Clarion-Ledger, 4/8/8 West Point officials have asked the Legislature to increase the local hotel and restaurant tax by 1 percent with the extra money going to city recreation activities. Mayor Scott Ross said the city has asked local lawmakers to support a local and private bill to make the change. Local and private measures…