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LAKE ARTHUR — It’s Freedom Festival time again and Lake Arthur officials are on the hunt for nominees to be grand marshals of the main event, the Freedom Fest parade. The parade will run Saturday, June 28, along Arthur Avenue as part of a full-filled day of food, music, contests, games and fireworks. It’s a special day each year where Lake Arthur celebrates Independence Day as a community.

(The Center Square) — The Louisiana Department of Health continues to struggle with a range of persistent financial and compliance issues, according to a new report released by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor.

— The Calcasieu River is a vital artery for southwestern Louisiana's economy and habitat for wildlife, but is listed among the nation's most at-risk rivers according to national environmental nonprofit American Rivers.

(The Center Square) — A $4 billion clean energy project in Louisiana — touted as the largest of its kind in North America — could face major financial headwinds if Congress ever repeals key provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act, according to documents from one of the project's lead developers.

— A key pledge of President Donald Trump’s energy policy is to “unleash American energy,” make the U.S. energy industry dominant, and “drill, baby, drill.”

(The Center Square) — Markets remained on edge Monday over concerns about President Donald Trump's tariff plans and his criticism of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.