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Louisiana Republican Treasurer John Fleming believes Republican Governor Jeff Landry is orchestrating a Senate election scheme involving Julia Letlow
Marshall Simien is Lake Charles' first elected Black mayor. Columnist Will Sutton takes a look at his journey to making history.
In Louisiana, we get to vote. And vote. And vote again. We vote on so much, it care wear out voters, argues Faimon Roberts. Some returns from the May 3 election show that.
When East Baton Rouge Parish residents elect 19th Judicial District Court judges next year, the boundaries of their voting districts could look different than they have in 30 years.
Fleming's comments come after a published report by the Associated Press last week that Landry met with President Trump to discuss supporting Letlow in the Republican primary against Cassidy, who many consider vulnerable because of his 2020 vote to convict Trump in the president's impeachment trial.
Louisiana's May 3 elections included runoff races, special elections, and local propositions, such as millages and charter changes.
(CN) — A coalition of civil and voting rights groups filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging a Louisiana law requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote.
President Donald Trump and Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry have discussed U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow challenging U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy in next year's Republican primary, according to multiple people familiar with the matter.
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Louisiana leaders celebrated the election of Robert Prevost, the first pope from the United States. The Chicago-born Prevost took the name Leo XIV. His first words from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica were ...