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An area church is once again sponsoring an after-school tutoring program in Jennings for students who need assistance with core subjects.

(The Center Square) — Louisiana’s financial condition improved in 2024, but the state still does not have enough money to pay all of its bills, according to a new analysis from the fiscal watchdog group Truth in Accounting.

(The Center Square) — Woodside Energy has signed a deal to supply about 4.25 million tons of liquefied natural gas annually produced primarily at its Louisiana export facility to BOTAS, a company owned by the Turkish government.

HOLLY RIDGE (AP) — In a rural corner of Louisiana, Meta is building one of the world's largest data centers, a $10 billion behemoth as big as 70 football fields that will consume more power in a day than the entire city of New Orleans at the peak of summer.

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — 911 systems across Mississippi and Louisiana are back online after going down Thursday afternoon, an AT&T spokesperson said.

Editor’s Note: This is the second of a two-part series featuring the 2025 Regional Legislative Forum. This installment will focus on representatives’ reflections on recent legislative work and priorities in upcoming months, as well as reviews of next year’s general session. In the first part, which published in the Friday, Sept 26 edition, state representatives highlighted accomplishments and collaborative efforts to bring state improvements in tax and insurance reform, criminal justice, education and the Department of Transportation and Development. Part two of the series, representatives’ reflections