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The Jeff Davis Parish Sanitary Landfill Commission continued discussions over requests for proposals for future landfill and gas operator contracts, with much of the meeting focused on whether the documents contain enough detail before being released for bids.

(The Center Square) — Louisiana officials are overhauling the state’s decades-long program for plugging abandoned oil and gas wells, adopting a lead contractor framework with an initial focus on northern regions around Shreveport and Monroe.

LAKE ARTHUR — State officials with the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development began a $2.3 million project to improve La. 14 from La. 380 to Mermentau Bridge in Lake Arthur on Monday, May 18.

(The Center Square) — Renewed military strikes against Iran have been postponed once again, President Donald Trump said Monday. In a Truth Social post, the president says a military attack was scheduled for Tuesday, but it has been put on pause at the request of the leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, citing “serious negotiations” taking place.

(The Center Square) — TrumpRx is expanding to about seven times its current size, adding more than 600 generic prescription drugs to the months-old direct-to-consumer government website, the president said Monday.

(The Center Square) — Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill revealed on Monday that a statewide operation resulted in the arrests of 60 sex offenders, many of whom were already registered offenders with prior convictions.