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(The Center Square) — Houston-based Caturus Energy filed an application for a state coastal use permit that would allow it to convert a site about 5 miles from the company’s proposed liquefied natural gas export facility in Cameron Parish into a park-and-ride lot for construction workers, Louisiana Department of Conservation and Energy records show.

LAKE ARTHUR — The Lake Arthur Board of Aldermen are expected to hold a special meeting later this month after postponing adoption of its 2026-27 fiscal year budget to allow additional review of police department expenditures and staffing. Mayor Sampson “Poncho” LeJeune said council members requested more time to review portions of the proposed police budget before taking final action.

Jeff Davis Parish Police Jury plans to direct an additional $750,000 in federal drinking water funding toward expanding water infrastructure in Roanoke, continuing efforts to remove one of the area’s largest barriers to future commercial development.

— Louisiana students posted the highest overall Mastery rate in state history, but the state’s own data show most students still are not scoring at the level education officials want. Results from the 2026 Louisiana Educational Assessment Program show 36% of students in grades 3-12 scored Mastery or Advanced, a two-point increase from last year and the highest overall statewide rate on record, according to data released Monday by the Louisiana Department of Education.

LAKE ARTHUR — A boil advisory was issued for residents on Hebert Street between First and Third streets in the Town of Lake Arthur after the water was shut off this week to make repairs to a flange that blew off a line.

A Branch woman was killed last week in a threevehicle crash on I-10 in Jennings, according to the Louisiana State Police. Shortly after 4:30 p.m.

(The Center Square) — Louisiana’s population grew for the second year in a row in 2025, a modest but notable reversal for a state that has spent years struggling with outmigration and the loss of young workers.