Nick Albares announces death of his brother, David Albares
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Nick Albares said Thursday that his brother, David Albares, has died, and that he will temporarily step away from the campaign...
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The DSCC Has Made Its Picks in Louisiana’s Democratic Primaries
The Louisiana Democratic State Central Committee on Saturday moved ahead with a long-debated endorsement meeting, formally backing candidates in the U.S. Senate race, all six...
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Shreveport educator Matt Gromlich says Louisiana’s 4th District needs a more present kind of representation
Matt Gromlich says he is running for Congress because too many people in Louisiana’s 4th District have gotten used to a kind of representation that...
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Tania Nyman pitches LA-5 voters on a ‘Newer Deal Democrat’ vision rooted in public schools, public services and democratic control
Democratic congressional candidate Tania Nyman is not running as a generic issue-sheet progressive. In an interview with The Bayou Progressive, Nyman framed her candidacy in...
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Rubia Garcia says Louisiana Democrats need more fighters. She wants to be one in the 5th District.
With Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District open for the first time in years, Democratic candidate Lindsay “Rubia” Garcia is trying to make the case that this...
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BREC backs off immediate push to close several Baton Rouge parks after public backlash
The Recreation and Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge (or “BREC”)’s effort to declare multiple Baton Rouge parks “obsolete” and move them...
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John Day says Louisiana Democrats need a fighter, not a protest candidate, in bid to take on Clay Higgins
John Day is making an unusually direct case for his candidacy in Louisiana’s 3rd Congressional District: Democrats, he argues, do not need a symbolic opponent...
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Greater New Orleans AFL-CIO Endorses Nick Albares in U.S. Senate Race
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Nick Albares has picked up the sole endorsement of the Greater New Orleans AFL-CIO, adding organized labor support to his campaign...
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Longtime Baton Rouge Advocate Tania Nyman Launches Bid for Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District
Tania Nyman, a veteran community advocate known for her fierce battles over local public schools and city governance, has officially launched her campaign for the...
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Paul Sawyer wins House District 69 seat as Angela Roberts posts stronger-than-expected Democratic showing
Republican Paul Sawyer won the special election for Louisiana House District 69 on Saturday, defeating Democrat Angela Roberts in a closely watched race that drew...