Deanna B. Narveson Top honors: Mayfair Lab School, which opened in 2013 and St. Aloysius Catholic School have been named National Blue Ribbon Schools, the nation's highest school honor. The two K-8 schools are among seven Louisiana schools that were named in an announcement Monday. Read the full story. Stop gap: Flood insurance was extended and the depleted disaster relief fund was addressed in the short-term spending proposal congressional leaders agreed upon Sunday night to avert a government shutdown of many federal agencies next week. With Louisiana cleaning up from Hurricane Francine earlier this month and other states in the region bracing for the possibility of a much stronger storm later this week, many questioned how the federal government was going to help, given that the Disaster Relief Fund is almost broke. Read the full story. Looking at the upcoming season: The LSU women’s basketball team no longer has Angel Reese or the attention she commanded — both on the court and off. Who will fill that void this season? The Advocate asked coach Kim Mulkey. | 