New ownership: The North Point Family Health in Central is now operating under the Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group banner. The clinic is now called Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group North Point, according to a news release from the Physician Group. The clinic has two doctors—Herschel Dean and Kyle Dean—and more than 25 employees. The clinic offers family care, evaluation and care of illnesses and minor injuries, preventative health care and physicals. “We welcome these outstanding clinicians whose approach to practice, service experience and patient-centered values makes them a natural fit for our medical group,” says Dr. Curtis Chastain, president of Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group, in a statement.
Moving on: CNSI has settled its wrongful termination lawsuit with the state of Louisiana, the company announced Monday in a news release. Client Network Services Inc., a Maryland IT company, sued the state after former Gov. Bobby Jindal terminated the company’s contract in March 2013 “for cause,” claiming former state health czar Bruce Greenstein, a former CNSI employee, helped steer the $200 million contract toward the company. CNSI says in its release that “investigations and discovery failed to substantiate the Jindal administration’s false claims.” Per the agreement, the state will change the termination from “for cause” to “for convenience” and allow the company to bill for work done up until the termination.
Restoration project: Terrebonne Parish is set to put up $2.5 million for a project to restore the Houma Navigation Canal’s ecosystem. The Houma Courier reports the $2.5 million makes up the parish’s 35% match in an agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to perform the project. The money has been drawn from the Lake Boudreaux Area Forced Drainage projects, which has been delayed because of issues relating to a companion project, and from another coastal restoration project. Future RESTORE Act funds will be transferred to replace the money coming from a project reintroducing fresh water to Lake Boudreaux. The project will build rock dikes along an approximate five-mile length of the canal for shoreline and marsh habitat protection. Read the full story.
