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ELTON — With all elected official seats here up for grabs in the fall, Elton officials discussed setting the salary for the mayor, council and chief of police positions, as well as the clerk’s pay.

The Jeff Davis Parish Police Jury appointed Roger Mallet as their new representative on the parish Economic Development board with a tie-breaking vote by Jury President Butch LaFargue. The jury’s previous appointee, Tony Trahan, was unable to fulfill the remaining one-year term expiring at the end of the year. The board chose between two nominees, Roger Mallet nominated by Juror Steve Eastman and John Morceaux nominated by Tim McKnight, with juror option to name and vote for a separate person, if desired.

— U.S. liquified natural gas exports hit record-high 11.7 million metric tons in March as new plants in Texas ramped up production while supply disruptions caused by the war in the Middle East drove global gas prices sharply higher, according to preliminary London Stock Exchange Group data.

(The Center Square) — FEMA has made $1 billion available nationwide through a revived disaster-mitigation grant program that Louisiana has relied on for flood control, electrical hardening and evacuation infrastructure, says U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy.

(The Center Square) — The U.S.-Israel led attack against Iran continues to impact the global oil supply by cutting off Persian Gulf crude production and distribution. It’s not only impacting the global energy supply, it also is facilitating a supply chain and food stability crisis with ripple effects throughout the economy, experts warn.

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