State

The Rayville Police Department made the following arrests for the week of March 8-20.

• Willie Ellis, 42; 418 Pine St., Rayville;  simple battery.

• Alexa Wyatt, 26, 75 Kny Road, Delhi; loitering and simple possession of synthetic marijuana.

• Hunter Goutreaux, 19; 38722 Redbud Lane, Denham Springs; simple possession of Schedule I, possession of Schedule II and simple possession of Schedule IV.

• Courtney Armstrong, 33; 501 Martin Luther King Drive, Rayville; shoplifting.

Louisiana recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will receive their April benefits on a modified schedule, as the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services works to transition families back to the regular distribution schedule that was disrupted by the partial federal government shutdown in January.

The April schedule is as follows:

• Recipients who usually receive their SNAP benefits on the 1st through 9th of each month will receive their benefits for April on their regular issuance date.

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Director Scott Angelle told attendees of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry Conference, held at the Port of New Orleans Tuesday, that offshore energy is vital to the Trump Administration goal of energy dominance. Angelle emphasized that production must be safe and environmentally sustainable to meet America’s oil and gas demands now and in the future.