Louisiana Leaders Mourn State Sen. Larry Selders After Sudden Death at 44
State Sen. Larry Selders, a Baton Rouge Democrat who represented Louisiana’s 14th Senate District, died suddenly Tuesday evening at 44, prompting an outpouring of grief...
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Attorney General Liz Murrill Indicted on 16 Felony Counts Over Threats to New Orleans Officials
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill was indicted Thursday by an Orleans Parish grand jury on 16 felony counts tied to letters she sent New Orleans...
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Landry Recall Co-Chair Steps Down as Recall Effort Faces Leadership Crisis and Money Dispute
The resignation comes after a public split between the group’s co-founders, a dispute over a $100,000 donation, and growing questions about whether the statewide recall...
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Jamie Davis Wins Democratic U.S. Senate Runoff in Landslide, Setting Up November Race Against Julia Letlow
Jamie Davis, the Tensas Parish farmer who built his campaign around an outsider message and a call for Democrats to reconnect with working people across...
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Louisiana’s Democratic Members of Congress Line Up Behind Jamie Davis Ahead of Senate Runoff
Louisiana’s two Democratic members of Congress are lining up behind Jamie Davis in the final days of the Democratic runoff for U.S. Senate, giving Davis...
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Most Louisiana Democrats Fold As Landry Rebrands School Funding Cut As Teacher Pay
Sen. Royce Duplessis was the only senator to vote against Gov. Jeff Landry’s plan to cut $168 million from the state’s public school funding formula...
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Nick Albares Endorses Jamie Davis Ahead of U.S. Senate Runoff
Former U.S. Senate candidate Nick Albares has endorsed Jamie Davis ahead of Saturday’s runoff election, giving Davis another public show of support from a former...
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Sadie Roberts-Joseph’s Museum Reopened on Juneteenth. A Day Later, Artifacts Were Stolen.
Just one day after Baton Rouge gathered to celebrate the reopening of the Baton Rouge African American Museum, the downtown institution was burglarized and two...
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Cleo Fields Criticizes Pending Iran Framework, Demands Answers on $300 Billion Reconstruction Fund
Rep. Cleo Fields is raising concerns over a pending U.S.-Iran framework agreement, arguing that President Donald Trump is trying to turn an unnecessary war into...
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New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno Endorses Jamie Davis in Democratic U.S. Senate Runoff
New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno has endorsed Jamie Davis in Louisiana’s Democratic runoff for U.S. Senate, giving Davis another high-profile boost as his campaign works...
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Outside Governor’s Mansion, Baton Rouge Rally Urges Voters to Turn Protest Into Power
Hosted by the Louisiana Mobilization Collective and Indivisible Baton Rouge, the Sunday rally connected redistricting, immigration, recall organizing and the June 27 election under one...
