Redrawing the line – State Sen. Dan Claitor proposes extending the state’s gulfward boundary, a change that could be worth an extra $342 million to $480 million per year.

Leander Perez, the late boss of Plaquemines Parish, was best known for his rants in favor of segregation. In 1960, Time magazine said that "the symbol of Louisiana racism is a heavy man with pewtery …