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    Perspectives, Politics

    Why I’m Running: Daniel Banguel

    This is part of our ongoing series for the upcoming legislative races, spotlighting the different candidates who are appearing on the March 26 ballot. I...

    Daniel Banguel
    by Daniel Banguel 4 years ago4 years ago
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    Elections, National, News, Politics

    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....

    The Bayou Progressive
    by The Bayou Progressive 2 months ago2 months ago
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    Elections, Events, News, Politics

    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...

    The Bayou Progressive
    by The Bayou Progressive 3 months ago3 months ago
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    Elections, National, News, Politics

    Jamie Davis Advances to Democratic Senate Runoff as Crockett Edges Albares for Second in Razor-Thin Finish

    Jamie Davis finished as the top vote-getter in Louisiana’s Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Saturday night, but he fell short of the majority needed to...

    The Bayou Progressive
    by The Bayou Progressive 2 months ago2 months ago
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    Elections, Local Government, News, Politics

    Baton Rouge City Court Candidates Outline Contrasting Approaches at Community Forum

    Local residents gathered Tuesday evening, September 2, for a community forum featuring the two Republicans vying for an open Baton Rouge City Court judgeship: Calli...

    The Bayou Progressive
    by The Bayou Progressive 10 months ago10 months ago
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    Lafayette Voters Press Democratic Candidates on ICE, Abortion, Education and Who’s Ready to Fight

    At the first stop of a new Democratic roadshow in Lafayette on Sunday, the candidates onstage did not spend much time debating where the party...

    The Bayou Progressive
    by The Bayou Progressive 3 months ago3 months ago
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    Elections, News, Politics

    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...

    The Bayou Progressive
    by The Bayou Progressive 3 months ago3 months ago
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    Elections, Politics

    The Curious Case of Quentin Anthony Anderson

    Quentin Anthony Anderson’s latest campaign for public office ended not with a hard-fought battle, but with a resounding and undeniable defeat. In the special election...

    The Bayou Progressive
    by The Bayou Progressive 1 year ago1 year ago
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    Perspectives, Politics, State Government

    Louisiana’s Insurance Crisis Demands Bold Action — and a Vision Worth Fighting For

    All across Louisiana, families are feeling it: the sharp squeeze of insurance premiums rising faster than our paychecks, pricing people out of their homes and...

    Dustin Granger
    by Dustin Granger 1 year ago1 year ago
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    Elections, National, News, Politics, Videos

    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...

    The Bayou Progressive
    by The Bayou Progressive 4 months ago4 months ago

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