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The Jeff Davis Parish Police Jury is considering a two-year contract agreement with ADG (Associated Design Group) Energy Services in an effort to reduce energy costs for various parish facilities.

ELTON — Town officials here are urging residents to think twice about what is being flushed down the drain after recently experiencing issues with the wastewater system.

(The Center Square) — Among the executive orders President Donald Trump signed Thursday was one instructing federal banking regulators to shed language from their guidance documents that the administration believes can lead to the debanking of people or institutions for political reasons.

LAKE ARTHUR — In a move to benefit the community, board members unanimously approved joining a program designed to help the town’s funds earn higher interest, resulting in additional resources to make improvements.

The Jeff Davis Parish Police Jury Office policy board recently approved changes in office policy regarding employee vacation time.

(The Center Square) — Six new Louisiana laws went into effect on Friday that are a part of the state's push to lower the cost of insurance. The laws make significant changes across the state's construction, insurance, contractor regulation, and traffic enforcement policies.

(The Center Square) — Nearly six months after it was introduced, the Save Our Shrimpers Act remains stalled in the House Committee on Financial Services, despite growing frustration from Gulf Coast lawmakers and domestic shrimpers who say foreign competition — subsidized in part by U.S. tax dollars— is driving their industry to the brink.