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Sliding energy leasing on state lands hitting parish budgets

(The Center Square) — Louisiana revenues from oil and gas leases on locally administered public lands fell sharply in the latest fiscal year, reducing funding available for public schools, infrastructure projects and levee districts from Mooringsport to Port Sulphur.

Total cash bonus payments for state agency leases on these locally administered tracts plummeted to about $1.75 million in the 2025–2…

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