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(The Center Square) — U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson says foreign bettors are helping push prediction markets into giving Democrats better odds of taking over the House.

(The Center Square) — Sales of new single-family houses dropped more than 10% from June to July, as the average price of a new home grew by roughly 4%, a new U.S. Census Bureau report shows.

Two vacant Justice of the Peace positions in Jeff Davis Parish will be filled through special elections in 2027, according to proclamations recently signed by Gov. Jeff Landry.

LAKE ARTHUR — Louisiana’s announcement that SpaceX plans to build its largest Starbase launch facility in Pecan Island could bring more immediate benefits than future jobs for some residents in Southwest Louisiana.

The Jennings Recreation Department is kicking off registration for its 2026 recreational soccer season with two major changes aimed at giving more young athletes the opportunity to play. For the first time, the league has expanded beyond city limits, welcoming participants from throughout Jeff Davis Parish, while also adding a new 14-15-year-old division in response to requests from returning players who wanted to continue participating after aging out of the program.

— Louisiana's effort to keep mail-order abortion pills out of the state is headed back to a federal appeals court next month, with the legal fight potentially affecting how mifepristone is distributed nationwide.

(The Center Square) — Louisiana public schools will begin operating under new physical education standards in the 2027-28 school year that call for fitness assessments beginning in kindergarten, but local school systems will have discretion over how those assessments are administered and whether individual results are shared with parents.