The Louisiana Legislature Convenes March 9. Here’s How Power Moves at the Capitol.
At noon on Monday, March 9, lawmakers will gavel in the 2026 Regular Session. They have until June 1 to pass laws, shape state policy,...
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Baton Rouge Federal Contractor Gave $100,000 to Pro-Letlow...
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ASAP’s Boots on the Ground Convening Aims to...
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‘We Just Don’t Write It Off’: Lauren Jewett...
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Landry Wants Credit From a Mayor He Refuses...
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Louisiana PSC Sides With Meta Secrecy, Blocks Scrutiny...
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Letlow’s Financial Disclosure Deadline Passes as Stock Trading...
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New Poll Puts Jamie Davis Four Points Behind...
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Louisiana’s Inactive Voter Rolls More Than Doubled. Black...
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With 10 Candidates and No Clear Lane, Louisiana’s...
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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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Lone Democrat Faces Voters as GOP Rivals Skip District 69 Forum
In the race to fill Louisiana’s House District 69 seat, voters were promised a comprehensive look at their future representative. But when the microphones went...
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Dorothy Prevost and the Courage of the Mothers Who Changed New Orleans
When people talk about the integration of New Orleans public schools in 1960, they often focus — rightly — on the four little girls who...
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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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Jesse Jackson Didn’t Become President. He Changed Who Could.
Rev. Jesse Jackson died today in Chicago at the age of 84. If you’re looking for the neat version of American political history, Jackson is...
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HB99 Isn’t About Rights. It’s About Recklessness.
Louisiana Republicans have never met a gun bill they didn’t want to push further. With House Bill 99, they are now aiming squarely at college...
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Candidate Spotlight: Meet Angela Roberts
Following the resignation of Republican State Representative Paula Davis in late 2025, the race for Louisiana House District 69 has drawn a crowded field for...
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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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Don’t laugh off Landry’s “Greenland envoy” gig. That’s how you wake up late.
Louisianans have every right to cackle at the headline: our governor—of a state that can’t keep car insurance, homeowners insurance, or basic infrastructure from spiraling...
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No Ruling, No Redraw: Louisiana’s 2026 Midterms Will Use Existing Congressional Districts
Louisiana’s 2026 congressional elections will move forward under the state’s existing six-district map after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to rule by the end of...
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Closed primaries in 2026: What Louisiana voters need to know
Louisiana voters are about to experience the most significant change to the state’s election system in decades. After years of operating under a “jungle primary”...