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...
Elections
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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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At Livingston Parish forum, 5th District Democrats show broad agreement on policy — and deeper frustration with their own party
The five Democrats running in Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District offered few real policy clashes at a forum Tuesday night. Instead, the sharper divide was over...
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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...
