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Jeff Davis Parish Police Jury received complaints over failed promises of road improvements to Gro Racca Road.

LAKE ARTHUR — The board of alderman accepted the highest bid for a parcel of commercial property Wednesday.

WELSH — The Welsh Board of Aldermen voted to table a resolution allowing employees to sell their vacation back to the town if they cannot take the days.

DETROIT (AP) — Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are trying to get the upper hand with workingclass voters in the closing weeks of the presidential campaign. Harris is visiting the union stronghold of Flint, Michigan, on Friday. Organized labor has been a bedrock of Democratic support, but Harris has been unable to secure endorsements from some unions that backed Joe Biden four years ago. Trump is eager to make inroads with unions in the election.

Volunteers are being sought to aid in the relief efforts for those across the country who were severely impacted by Hurricane Helene.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry says that he plans to call the Legislature into a special session in November, marking the third such gathering this year, with the hopes of overhauling the state's current tax system that the Republican said is failing residents.

BATON ROUGE (AP) — Gov. Jeff Landry confirmed his support on Tuesday of restarting the tradition of bringing Louisiana State University's live tiger mascot onto the football field ahead of home games.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. ports from Maine to Texas shut down this week when the union representing about 45,000 dockworkers went on strike for the first time since 1977.

(The Center Square) — The second meeting for the Clean Hydrogen Task Force on Wednesday was marked by hydrogen project announcements from several organizations.