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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) − Louisiana’s Budget Stabilization Fund — commonly known as the “rainy day fund” — has climbed to a record nearly $1.4 billion after another year of surplus revenue and investment earnings.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - Federal regulators on Friday issued a draft Environmental Impact Statement for a proposed expansion at the Corpus Christi LNG terminal, advancing a project that could boost American export capacity by 24 million tons per year.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) − A New Orleans doctor accused of submitting at least $5.9 million in false Medicare and Medicaid claims allegedly used health care payments to cover fuel and a captain’s salary for his yacht in Biloxi, Mississippi, according to a federal indictment.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – Shreveport Police Chief Wayne Smith says his department’s arrests are contributing to overcrowding at the Caddo Correctional Center as the jail population approaches 1,700 inmates.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – Shreveport's audited financial report says the city's General Fund came in $10 million under its revenue budget and $22 million over on spending.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) − Sharp partisan differences emerged among candidates for Louisiana’s open 5th Congressional District seat Monday, as Republicans and Democrats offered opposing views on inflation, the war with Iran and the role of the federal government.
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Reporting from The Center Square
The Center Square) - A bipartisan group of elected officials and energy trade associations squared off Monday over a potential Trump administration ban on U.S. diesel exports as prices for the fuel reached unprecedented levels and farmers, truckers, and consumers braced for the economic fallout.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) − Louisiana is adding $20 million in federal disaster-recovery money to its fortified roof program, bringing the state’s planned investment this year to $100 million as officials try to reduce hurricane losses and the cost of homeowners insurance.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - Federal intelligence agencies are actively monitoring nearly 20 commercial vessels globally following a sophisticated cyberattack on a natural gas tanker loaded at a Louisiana export terminal.
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(The Center Square) – U.S. farmers face record-high fuel expenses this year as the fall harvest kicks into gear while pressure grows on the Trump administration to impose a temporary ban on diesel exports that could bring down prices.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – Barksdale Air Force Base went into lockdown Friday morning after receiving reports of an active-shooter threat, according to the base.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(Legal Newsline) – Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill’s legal team has issued subpoenas to several New Orleans officials over testimony and records tied to the now-dismissed criminal case against her.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – Caddo Parish officials are seeking traffic safety improvements outside a Head Start facility after Shreveport police issued 34 speeding tickets in the area in a single day.
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