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(The Center Square) — Louisiana officials are overhauling the state’s decades-long program for plugging abandoned oil and gas wells, adopting a lead contractor framework with an initial focus on northern regions around Shreveport and Monroe.

LAKE ARTHUR — State officials with the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development began a $2.3 million project to improve La. 14 from La. 380 to Mermentau Bridge in Lake Arthur on Monday, May 18.

(The Center Square) — Renewed military strikes against Iran have been postponed once again, President Donald Trump said Monday. In a Truth Social post, the president says a military attack was scheduled for Tuesday, but it has been put on pause at the request of the leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, citing “serious negotiations” taking place.

(The Center Square) — TrumpRx is expanding to about seven times its current size, adding more than 600 generic prescription drugs to the months-old direct-to-consumer government website, the president said Monday.

(The Center Square) — Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill revealed on Monday that a statewide operation resulted in the arrests of 60 sex offenders, many of whom were already registered offenders with prior convictions.

Jeff Davis Parish voters hit the polls on Saturday to cast their ballots on various items, including five constitutional amendments, senator candidates for the Democratic and Republican parties and two City of Jennings tax renewals. According to the Louisiana Secretary of State, all five CAs failed to pass by a large margin.