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(The Center Square) — Louisiana collected more than $81 million in severance taxes during the quarter ending June 30, with oil and gas revenues nearly evenly split, according to new figures released by the Louisiana Department of Revenue.

(The Center Square) — Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple publicly contradicted Gov. Jeff Landry's claims about General Motors Insurance's entry into the state and broader assertions about insurance regulation authority.

BATON ROUGE (AP) — A woman detained at a citizenship appointment in May will not be deported following a judge’s ruling this week barring her removal, but her Marine Corps veteran husband said she remains in custody at immigration detention center in Louisiana.

(The Center Square) — Records obtained by The Center Square show that Louisiana State University spent more than $2 million in public funds on DEI programs that included scholarships and internships that gave preference to students from 'underrepresented minorities or disadvantaged backgrounds.'

(The Center Square) — Amid issues with its shipbuilding programs, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the spending bill for the U.S. Coast Guard this week.

The Jennings Police Department and Chief Danny Semmes made several arrests and wrote multiple citations in the last week as part of the department’s extra efforts to crack down on crime in the city.

The Jeff Davis Parish Assessor’s Office was found to have healthy finances and ineffective segregation of duties and procedures following a recent assessment by the state.