After the catfish, leave some room for politics 
Floyd Hardin never says you’ll get the best haircut at his Jackson Way Styling Salon. But Tuesday, the self-proclaimed “Mayor of Five Points” guaranteed you’d get the best lunch there.
Source: www.al.com

Pan-American Life Included in Hispanic Business 500 
NEW ORLEANS—-June 15, 2006–Pan-American Life Insurance Company has been recognized as one of the top 500 Hispanic businesses in the United States by Hispanic Business in the magazine’s annual business directory.
Source: biz.yahoo.com

Louisiana Legislators Pass New Retirement Benefit for Themselves 
Good Government advocate C.B. Forgotston warned Bayoubuzz.com on Sunday that the members of the Louisiana Legislature have voted themselves a retirement benefit much more generous than any ever rendered in the past.
Source: www.bayoubuzz.com

Medical care hard to find for some in Carson City 
Louie Sears has an Ace bandage wrapped around his left arm where he fractured it nearly four weeks ago while playing softball. He can’t find a doctor who’ll take his Medicaid.
Source: www.nevadaappeal.com

Assurant Secures Property Catastrophic Reinsurance Coverage 
Assurant, Inc. , a premier provider of specialized insurance and insurance-related products and services, today announced that it has purchased its property catastrophic reinsurance program effective June 1, 2006.
Source: biz.yahoo.com