featured category post loop

// WP_Query arguments
$args = array(
	'post_type'              => array( 'post' ),
	'posts_per_page'         => '1',
	'meta_query'             => array(
		array(
			'key'     => 'is_featured',
			'value'   => '1',
			'compare' => '=',
		),
	),
);

// The Query
$query = new WP_Query( $args );