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    Hammond Roadshow Forum Highlights Voting Rights, Health Care and Candidate Contrasts Ahead of May 16 Primary

    The “To The People, For The People” 2026 Democratic Roadshow made its Hammond stop Wednesday night, bringing candidates for U.S. Senate and Congress to Reimer’s...

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    by The Bayou Progressive 4 months ago4 months ago
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    After Supreme Court Order, Garcia-Led Lawsuit Becomes Fight Over Whether Louisiana Can Cancel an Election Already Underway

    The legal fight over Louisiana’s suspended congressional primaries changed Monday night, but it did not end. The U.S. Supreme Court issued an order allowing its...

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    by The Bayou Progressive 4 months ago4 months ago
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    With Early Voting Underway, Democratic Candidates Make Their Case in Lake Charles

    As early voting opened Saturday for Louisiana’s May 16 Democratic primaries, Democratic candidates for Congress and U.S. Senate gathered at Stellar Beans Coffee House in...

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    by The Bayou Progressive 4 months ago3 months ago
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    At Rain-Soaked Houma Stop, Democrats Keep Campaigning as Louisiana’s Election Fight Looms

    The 2026 Democratic Roadshow stopped in Houma on Friday afternoon with two things hanging over the event: rain clouds and the unresolved political chaos surrounding...

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    by The Bayou Progressive 4 months ago4 months ago
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    Gary Chambers Endorses Rubia Garcia in Louisiana’s 5th District Race

    Lindsay “Rubia” Garcia picked up a high-profile progressive endorsement this week from Baton Rouge activist and former U.S. Senate candidate Gary Chambers Jr., giving her...

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    by The Bayou Progressive 4 months ago4 months ago
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    Louisiana Halts U.S. House Primaries Days Before Early Voting, Saying Congressional Votes Will Not Count

    Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has suspended the state’s May 16 U.S. House primaries days before early voting was set to begin, throwing the congressional elections...

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    by The Bayou Progressive 4 months ago4 months ago
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    At Monroe Forum, Democrats Confront Landry’s Attempt To Halt House Elections Already Underway

    The candidates came to the Harvey H. Benoit Community Center on Thursday night to talk about rural hospitals, data centers, wages, infrastructure, agriculture and the...

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    by The Bayou Progressive 4 months ago4 months ago
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    At Ruston Roadshow Stop, Democrats Make Their Case on Health Care, Utility Bills and North Louisiana’s Future

    The Democratic candidates who showed up Wednesday night at Louisiana Tech University did not treat the May 16 primary as a sleepy intraparty contest. They...

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    by The Bayou Progressive 4 months ago4 months ago
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    New Emerson poll shows Louisiana GOP Senate primary stuck in three-way fight, with Cassidy still trying to survive his own party

    A new Emerson College Polling/KLFY News 10 survey, sponsored by KLFY/Nexstar Media, shows Louisiana’s Republican U.S. Senate primary locked in a tight three-way fight, with...

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    by The Bayou Progressive 4 months ago4 months ago
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    Shreveport Forum Puts Democratic Candidates on the Spot Over Data Centers, Utility Bills and Affordability

    At a Democratic candidate forum in Shreveport Tuesday night, the biggest question was not simply who could win votes in Louisiana’s new closed primary system....

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    by The Bayou Progressive 4 months ago4 months ago

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