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...
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Louisiana Leaders Mourn State Sen. Larry Selders After...
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Attorney General Liz Murrill Indicted on 16 Felony...
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Landry Recall Co-Chair Steps Down as Recall Effort...
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Jamie Davis Wins Democratic U.S. Senate Runoff in...
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Louisiana’s Democratic Members of Congress Line Up Behind...
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Most Louisiana Democrats Fold As Landry Rebrands School...
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Nick Albares Endorses Jamie Davis Ahead of U.S....
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Sadie Roberts-Joseph’s Museum Reopened on Juneteenth. A Day...
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Jamie Davis Says There’s No “Dress Code” to...
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Cleo Fields Criticizes Pending Iran Framework, Demands Answers...
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New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno Endorses Jamie Davis...
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Outside Governor’s Mansion, Baton Rouge Rally Urges Voters...
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Tulane Report Shows How Bad Policy Is Making...
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Federal Watchdog Finds Choke Hold, Pen Stabbing, Unsafe...
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Tia LeBrun Switches to No Party in Newly...
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Landry Signs New Congressional Map, Leaving Louisiana With...
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Southern Democrats warn Louisiana redistricting fight could reshape...
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Jay Morris Helped Meta’s Data Center Deal. Then...
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Top 5 ways the Trump 2027 budget screws Louisiana
President Donald Trump’s proposed fiscal year 2027 budget is not law – yet. Congress still has to pass actual spending bills. But presidential budgets still...
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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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Royce Duplessis says Louisiana can’t rely on Washington to protect voting rights anymore
State Sen. Royce Duplessis is pitching his Louisiana Voting Rights Act as a state-level backstop at a moment when he says the federal one can...
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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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Baton Rouge No Kings Rally Draws Big Turnout, Sharp Calls for Voter Action
Hundreds of Baton Rouge residents turned out Saturday at A.Z. Young Park outside the State Capitol for the latest “No Kings” rally and march, part...
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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...