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ELTON — A deer farm here is under quarantine after a neurogenerative disease was detected by state wildlife officials in a deceased member of its herd.

The Jeff Davis Parish Police Jury received an audit report for the fiscal year ending Dec. 31, 2022, that showed solid findings on funds, expenditures and implementation of office policies.

BATON ROUGE — Key provisions of the governor’s plan to cut personal income and corporate taxes passed the state House of Representatives on Tuesday.

ELTON — Residents here have been benefitting from leak loss protection insurance which helps safeguard against water utility incidents and town officials are encouraging residents to sign up.

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson won the House Republican nomination recently to stay on the job, on track to keep the gavel after a morning endorsement from President-elect Donald Trump ahead of a full House vote in the new year.

(The Center Square) — With incumbents in five of six Louisiana congressional districts running against poorlyfunded opponents, the campaign expenditures on average were down in this election.

— Increased sales taxes could worsen Louisiana's already high insurance premiums To make up lost revenue from the proposed income tax cut, the Legislature is proposing to expand the list of sales and use taxes on a wide variety of services.