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(The Center Square) — Louisiana Treasurer John Fleming says reducing unnecessary school spending could help fund permanent teacher raises or maintain annual stipends, following reviews of school financial records.

(The Center Square) — Made possible by President Donald Trump’s February 2025 executive order on healthcare price transparency, the State Financial Officers Foundation and the Health Transformation Alliance released a new scorecard to audit employer healthcare spending and reduce healthcare costs for Americans.

WELSH — Residents could see another increase in their water and sewer bills as town officials prepare to consider a 3% rate adjustment to keep pace with rising operating costs. Mayor Karl Arceneaux called for a public hearing in November to discuss the proposed increase in the town’s water and sewer rates.

(The Center Square) — Entergy Louisiana CEO Phillip May accidentally disclosed Tuesday that Meta’s Richland Parish data center is expected to draw 4,500 megawatts of electricity, revealing for the first time a closely guarded figure that shows the extraordinary scale of the project’s power demand.

Students at James Ward Center for Excellence are getting a taste of the working world while providing a free service to the community. For the first time, students in the school’s 4-Stroke Small Engines class are accepting appointments from residents for small-engine tune-ups.

WELSH — The Welsh Threshermens Association will take visitors back in time Saturday, Oct. 10, during its Annual Old Time Rice Harvest, offering a glimpse into the history of rice farming in Southwest Louisiana.

Jeff Davis Parish Police Jury members were split this week over a rezoning request for property near I-10 in Iowa. Much of the debate focused not on industrial zoning itself, but on whether a borrow pit is the best use for land along a corridor officials hope to attract for future commercial and industrial development.