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Jurors question accountability, elected official oversight

ELTON — Officials here agreed to set a time limit for attendees to make public comments during town meetings.

The Jeff Davis Parish Ordinance Committee members heard a preliminary overview on possible animal shelter ordinances as the group gears up for opening the new facility. The police jury also recently approved moving forward with an announcement for a public hearing concerning the sales tax rededication that could fund animal shelter facility operations later this year. A date and time for the public hearing have not been announced.

WELSH — Officials here granted an allowance for more time to decide the fate of a property that was damaged during the hurricanes and then was in ownership limbo for some time.

ELTON — An area man lost his life over the weekend in a single-vehicle accident.

(The Center Square) — The owners of the proposed Commonwealth LNG export facility in Louisiana announced supply deals with five major buyers as the company crossed a key threshold on its path to arranging the financing necessary for the $12.5 billion facility.

(The Center Square) — The FBI has arrested a former U.S. Special Operations Command employee for allegedly leaking the downing of the F-15e fighter jet shot down over Iran late last week, the FBI said Wednesday.

(The Center Square) — Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill said Wednesday the state will ask the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to vacate the Food and Drug Administration’s 2023 mifepristone rules after a federal judge concluded Louisiana has standing to sue.

(The Center Square) — A proposed expansion of the Sabine Pass liquefied natural gas export facility in Louisiana could threaten the federally protected eastern black rail, a marsh bird, according to new environmental analysis done by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

The Jeff Davis Parish Tourist Commission approved moving forward with receiving pricing plans for additional parking at the I-10 Park in Jennings. The group agreed to move forward with the City of Jennings on initial pricing that could allow for a cooperative park expansion project.