LSU Shreveport to host screening and post-film Q&A of The Roots That Bind Us at 6 p.m. Friday; Second screening at 7 p.m. Saturday at The Robinson Film Center in downtown Shreveport.

The executive order suspends the penalty for using tax-exempt “dyed diesel,” which is off-road fuel for vehicles on public roads through October 22. A violation normally carries a penalty of $10 per gallon or $1,000, whichever is greater.

Speaker Mike Johnson returned to his home district in Northwest Louisiana and delivered a legislative update. The former First Amendment lawyer then told Red River Radio News he can relate to Pres. Trump’s dispute with media outlets.

President Trump says he backs a plan, proposed by several fellow Republicans, to temporarily ban diesel exports. Experts caution the strategy could backfire.

Diesel prices across the U.S. have reached record highs, surpassing $6.50 a gallon. Experts see little relief in sight for fuel that keeps everything from 18-wheelers to farm equipment running.

The successfully completed negotiation caps a nearly year-long dispute involving funding of Texas hospitals, between the Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services. The financial losses had been expected to total $27 million a day.

Governor Sanders said families have repeatedly emphasized the need for supportive living services, which help individuals with disabilities remain at home by covering in-home care.

The report, which has traditionally been released every other year on or near Sept. 1 will now not be released until Dec. 1.

The lawsuit challenges a policy confirmed by Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on September 1, that ICE officers could enter polling places to serve warrants or conduct other immigration and customs enforcement activity.

A new poll from the Louisiana Policy Institute for Children found more than 600 early childhood education providers are absorbing higher costs, while struggling to remain financially viable.