Immigration Enforcement: A U.S. deportation flight that left Louisiana landed in the Central African Republic, part of the Trump administration’s “third-country” removals that critics say abandon people with legal protections in places they have no ties. Public Safety & Courts: The U.S. Supreme Court’s Louisiana v. Callais ruling struck down the state’s congressional map as an unconstitutional racial gerrymander, triggering immediate backlash from civil rights leaders. State Government & Health: Attorney General Liz Murrill urged the EPA to test whether the abortion drug mifepristone could contaminate drinking water, arguing Louisiana has long fought illegal shipments and provider violations. Crime & Investigations: Murrill’s Bureau of Investigation arrested a Nevada man accused of online exploitation of an Acadiana child and a Lafayette man facing 10 counts of child sexual abuse materials under age 13. Education Policy: Louisiana’s statewide school cell phone ban is getting a first-year review in Caddo, with administrators saying it reduces distractions. Local Governance: Slidell’s council advanced a charter-revision plan that could send seven propositions to a December public vote. Military: Louisiana-based B-52s are scheduled for training exercises near Fort Hood, with loud booms and live munitions. Environment & Wildlife: Audubon Zoo released 14 endangered Louisiana pine snakes into Kisatchie National Forest as part of a recovery program.