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ELTON — Tensions boiled over in the small Town of Elton on Wednesday when Chief of Police Bruce Lemelle aired his grievances over budget preparations, fund balances and money distributions. The chief confronted the mayor, council and clerk for what he believed were wrongdoings and personal affronts.

Jeff Davis Parish Residents addressed road maintenance during the recent police jury agenda meeting. Issues cited included excessive mud, potholes and grading quality that need to be addressed.

(The Center Square) — President Donald Trump said he will be signing an executive order ending mail-in voting and requiring voter ID.

The Jeff Davis Parish LSU AgCenter Extension Service is hosting a fall horticulture workshop for area residents.

(The Center Square) — An X post from former Vice President Kamala Harris on this Labor Day has generated hundreds of mostly critical comments.

(The Center Square) — When asked about crime in Caddo Parish, U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said the 'Democratic DA' is not prosecuting as he should.

HOUSTON (AP) — Police say a Houston man has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of an 11-year-old boy after a prank in which he rang the doorbell of a home and ran away. The 42-year-old man was taken into custody and booked into the Harris County Jail in Houston early Tuesday morning. Court records did not list an attorney for the suspect. Houston police say the boy had been ringing doorbells in east Houston as a prank late Saturday evening. Commonly referred to as “ding dong ditching,” the prank involves fleeing before someone inside the home opens the door. Police say the boy, identified as Julian Guzman, died of his wounds Sunday.

(The Center Square) — Chinese networks are laundering billions of dollars in drug cartel cash through the U.S. financial system, according to a new report from the Treasury Department.