Judicial, Justice of the Peace Candidates Make Their Case at Baton Rouge Forum
Candidates for district judge, Family Court and Justice of the Peace seats made their pitches to Baton Rouge voters Thursday night at a candidate forum...
Local Government
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ASAP’s Boots on the Ground Convening Aims to Build Political Power Across North Louisiana
For Omari Ho-Sang, the political challenge facing North Louisiana is not simply convincing more people to vote in November. It is building the kind of...
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Landry Wants Credit From a Mayor He Refuses to Speak To
Gov. Jeff Landry has reached an unusual point in his increasingly bitter relationship with New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno: he will not speak to her,...
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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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Louisiana Voters Reject St. George School District Amendment, Blocking a Dangerous New Chapter in Public School Secession
Louisiana voters on Saturday rejected the proposed constitutional amendment that would have cleared the way for the City of St. George to form its own...
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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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When Industry Calls Science “Misinformation”
When the CEO of the Louisiana Chemical Association took the Rotary Club podium Wednesday to complain about “misinformation” in discussions of industry health impacts, he...
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EBR Metro Councilmember Cleve Dunn Indicted in CATS Corruption Investigation
East Baton Rouge Metro Councilmember Cleve Dunn was indicted Wednesday morning on multiple felony charges tied to an ongoing corruption investigation involving the Capital Area...
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Louisiana Ends Decades-Old School Desegregation Order as Federal Oversight Continues to Ebb
A federal judge has dismissed a 1967 school desegregation case involving the DeSoto Parish School Board, marking the second such closure in Louisiana in recent...
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Resignation of Rep. Paula Davis Adds to Growing Turnover in the Louisiana Legislature
Louisiana politics picked up another unexpected shakeup this week with the resignation of Rep. Paula Davis, a Republican who has represented House District 69 since...