POLITICSBATON ROUGE BUSINESS REPORT
Insider loans? Audit raises red flags over Louisiana orphan well program
An audit of Louisiana's orphan well program found that a private organization used funds to make below-market loans benefiting a senior state regulator and others. The organization was entrusted with money to address abandoned oil and gas wells.
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