Rumors Abound: Luigiian Republic to Be Renamed New Quivira?

According to some sources, Governor Lupe DeLobo is considering renaming the Luigiian Republic the Republic of New Quivira.

This name change comes on the heels of Revised Luigiian Plan 3A, which calls for seven cities arranged in a sqare around the Luigiville City Command District.

The new cities’ names would be Esther’s Valley, Mechano, Weed Junction, Cactus Town, and Sage City. The two boroughs of Luigiville Command District, Luigiville and Marioville, could be renamed Cibola and Quivira, although this is unlikely.

The cities would be connected by several paved roads that will be constructed within the next five to ten years. The first main artery, Sidewinder Highway, is currently under construction.

Later, it will be joined by roads named Lobo Loop, Refinery Road, and Roadrunner Highway, say sources.

Other details are currently being worked out.

BREAKING NEWS: NATIONAL FURRY CONVENTION HOLDS BY ONE VOTE IN LUIGIIAN SENATE

The Luigiian Republic’s “National Furry Convention” is now under intense fire, and has been crippled by a breaking scandal that could change the look of the Luigiian Republic for years to come.

Diplomatic relations have been severely hampered by Governor Delobo’s involvement in the Bad Webcomics Wiki, as well as broken relations and dissolved alliances between several nations.

The National Furry Convention was to be replaced by the Luigiian Republic National Convention.

“I have had enough”, Delobo remarked. “As liberal and open-minded as I attempt to be, I cannot have a situation where a group known for deviant sexual practices and wearing fursuits in public places is the title for a national convention. I have had enough.”

Yet the Senate voted 2-3 in favor of keeping the title of Furry Convention for the forseeable future.

Those in favor of keeping the title say that recent developments are not enough reason to dump the name, which has been in place for two years.

“Let him do what he will,” Senator Barbara Saiz (C-MD) said of the development. “But leave the Conventions alone. We must protect them from encroachments from the executive branch.”

Final vote tally:

Luigiian National Convention:

Kagome District (voted Furry Convention in last election) -1 in favor of changing name

Miroku District (Voted Furry Convention in last election) -2 in favor of changing name

Kikyo District (Voted Furry Convention in last election) -4 in favor of changing name

Kirara District (voted GC in last election) +3 in favor of keeping name

Inuyasha District (Voted GC in last election) +6 in favor of keeping name

Final tally: +2 in favor of keeping name

Luigiian Senate:

Yoshima Yoshoi (Furry Convention delegate-Kirara District) voted for name change

Bradley Whitford (Furry Convention delegate-Kikyo District) voted for name change

Barbara Saiz (Golden Convention delegate-Miroku District) voted against name change

Dan Flame (Furry Convention delegate-Kagome District) voted against name change

Richard Hards (Golden Convention delegate-Inuyasha District) voted against name change

Recent Mariolandian Uprising Demolishes Historic Bank, Medical Center

Saturday 7, 2009 was a difficult day for Luigiian defense forces attempting to keep order in the tightly divided Marioville Plaza Districs Kirara and Inuyasha.

Bombings occurred yesterday by the Mariolandian Resistance, a small group of covert members with the expressed intent to wrest control of Marioville’s districts from Luigiian hands.

Luigiian defense forces were tipped off to Mariolandian Resistance activity after discovering a pair of numbers stations operating at FM frequencies 96.9 and 87.9 FM.

Although Luigiian Defense Department officials are remaining tight-lipped on the incident, Luigiian citizens did report strange signals coming from the frequencies. One expert identified 96.9’s station as playing the infamous “Lincolnshire Poacher” computer-generated songs used by numbers stations operated by the MI6 until the early 1990s. The other used an unidentified song.

Documents reported to have been discovered missing by informants to LBN include colonization plans to be used for transportation of Luigiian citizens to regions outside of the Luigiville city limits. No other documents were reported missing, sources said.

Immediately thereafter, missile attacks came from what apparently was outer space. They were countered successfully by Luigiian antimissile stations. A track of possible locations turned up empty.

Luigiian military officials refuse to report anything more about the occurrances, saying that it was a mild rebellion and that all individuals involved are in custody. Both structures were repaired within hours after the attack.