CALL TO HONOR: Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry urges LSU to honor the legacy of Charlie Kirk with a statue on campus. "There is no better warrior for free speech than Charlie Kirk, and we must continue his legacy on every campus in America." | Fox News

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) projected confidence Wednesday ahead of a House vote to end the record-long government shutdown, now in its 43rd day. “We believe the long national nightmare will be over tonight,” he told reporters. “It was completely and utterly foolish and pointless in the end, as we said all along.” The speaker predicted that he’ll have the votes to approve the Senate-passed government funding package. “We’re very optimistic about the vote tally tonight. We think this is going to

With employees of Riverside National Cemetery furloughed due to the government shutdown, volunteers stepped up to help place American flags on veterans’ graves on Tuesday. The annual commemoration to place 300,000 flags for Veterans Day was canceled due to the lack of staff, prompting the community to see it through with their own flags. | CBS LA