 BY DEANNA B. NARVESON | Staff writer Gold medal: Our newsroom stopped for a few minutes Monday afternoon to watch Mondo Duplantis of LSU and Lafayette in the Olympic men's pole vault, where he made history representing Sweden. I hope you'll forgive us for taking a break to watch one of Louisiana's own. Read Rabalais' report here.
Congressional districts: After years of bickering over whether Louisiana should send two Black candidates to the U.S. House or just one, state government and minority voters now find themselves sharing a common goal: beseeching the U.S. Supreme Court to sort out the competing redistricting doctrines. Read the full story from Mark Ballard.
Classroom displays: Gov. Jeff Landry and Attorney General Liz Murrill doubled down on their defense of a new law that requires the Ten Commandments to be posted in school classrooms, in the face of a lawsuit that argues the requirement is unconstitutional. Read more. | 
