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A recent state audit showed the Jeff Davis Parish Sanitary Landfill Commission to have healthy finances and only two minor exceptions noted in its financial statements.

(The Center Square) — The U.S. Justice Department has stepped in on Chevron’s side in a high-stakes Louisiana coastal lawsuit, urging the Supreme Court to move the case from state court to federal court.

(The Center Square) — Louisiana is fifth in the nation in educational freedom, a report from the Heritage Foundation says.

(The Center Square) — Louisiana’s new Task Force on Energy Infrastructure and Modernization held its first meeting Monday, kicking off what members called a critical effort to plan for the state’s long-term power needs as demand rises from data centers and other large-scale economic development projects.

The Jeff Davis Parish Police Jury placed a new restriction on their landfill commission representatives concerning any votes to approve selling the landfill without jury evaluation.