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Louisiana agrees to $350 million BP payout and resolution of coastal claims
Louisiana will receive approximately $350 million in a single early payment from BP under an agreement announced Oct. 23 that also calls for resolving the remaining coastal lawsuits involving the company.
The payment replaces $373 million BP was scheduled to pay Louisiana over the next seven years under the 2015
Two wanted in Marksville homicide booked on murder charges in Texas
Dawayne Richard, 27, and Tylan Turpeau, 29, were booked Oct. 17, 2026, in Brazoria County, Texas, on second-degree murder charges, according to booking records.
Both men were wanted in connection with the killing of a 51-year-old man in Marksville, according to ABC13 Houston’s reporting citing the
Louisiana adds three kratom-related substances to Schedule I drug list
The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) has issued an emergency rule adding three substances related to kratom compounds to the state's Schedule I controlled dangerous substances list.
The substances are related to 7-hydroxymitragynine and mitragynine, compounds associated with the kratom plant.
LDH Secretary Bruce D. Greenstein said
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