Lafayette Voters Press Democratic Candidates on ICE, Abortion, Education and Who’s Ready to Fight
At the first stop of a new Democratic roadshow in Lafayette on Sunday, the candidates onstage did not spend much time debating where the party...
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SCOTUS Hands Big Oil a Win, Blowing Up a Major Louisiana Coastal Accountability Fight
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday handed Chevron and the oil industry a major win in one of Louisiana’s most important environmental cases, wiping away...
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Louisiana Democrats Raise Real Money in Q1. Republicans Still Own the Battlefield.
For a party that has spent years struggling to build credible federal campaigns in Louisiana, the first-quarter fundraising reports offered something Democrats do not always...
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Mike Johnson Picks Trump Over Pope
House Speaker Mike Johnson made it official Wednesday: when forced to choose between the political demands of Donald Trump and the moral warning of the...
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Fields and Higgins offered Louisiana two very different visions of political leadership on Iran
When President Donald Trump threatened this week that “a whole civilization will die tonight” if Iran did not bend to his demands, the statement was...
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Former Rep. Charlie Melancon endorses Nick Albares for U.S. Senate
Former U.S. Rep. Charlie Melancon has endorsed Nick Albares in Louisiana’s Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, giving Albares the support of a former congressman and...
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Top 5 ways the Trump 2027 budget screws Louisiana
President Donald Trump’s proposed fiscal year 2027 budget is not law – yet. Congress still has to pass actual spending bills. But presidential budgets still...
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Louisiana Democratic U.S. Senate candidates to face off April 21 at Southern University
With less than a month before Louisiana Democrats choose their nominee for U.S. Senate, the party’s three candidates will share a debate stage April 21...
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Royce Duplessis says Louisiana can’t rely on Washington to protect voting rights anymore
State Sen. Royce Duplessis is pitching his Louisiana Voting Rights Act as a state-level backstop at a moment when he says the federal one can...