 BY DOUG GRAHAM | Staff writer A judgment by a federal judge on Friday allows the Deer Run subdivision to move forward in Livingston Parish and prevents the parish government from enforcing any present or future ordinances that would impede the development. The settlement does call for Ascension Properties Inc. to reduce the planned 2,023 single-family residential lots to allow "at most" 1,881. Read local officials' reactions to the deal.
When Hurricane Beryl flooded Houston on July 8 and then swept into Louisiana as a tropical storm, Gov. Jeff Landry was beginning a weeklong vacation in Europe with his wife and three other couples. Landry said he took calls and worked during the trip, and his press secretary says any criticism of her boss for taking the trip is unfair. Read what others are saying.
The most ambitious opening ceremony in Olympic history turned into a soggy spectacle Friday, but a spectacle nonetheless, as the Games made a long-awaited return to Paris. The event stretched for nearly four miles down the Seine River, and thousands of athletes took part in the unique flotilla. Read columnist Scott Rabalais' take on the dazzling happenings in the City of Light. | 
