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    Baton Rouge Federal Contractor Gave $100,000 to Pro-Letlow Super PAC While Holding NASA Contract, Complaint Alleges

    A Baton Rouge construction company gave $100,000 to a super PAC supporting U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow’s Senate campaign while it was performing work under a...

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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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    by The Bayou Progressive 1 week ago1 week ago
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    ‘We Just Don’t Write It Off’: Lauren Jewett on Taking On Steve Scalise in LA-1

    Lauren Jewett knows the odds. The Metairie special education teacher is running for Congress in Louisiana’s 1st Congressional District, a reliably Republican seat represented for...

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    Letlow’s Financial Disclosure Deadline Passes as Stock Trading Questions Deepen

    Rep. Julia Letlow had until Thursday to file the annual financial disclosure that should provide Louisiana voters with their clearest accounting yet of her finances...

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    New Poll Puts Jamie Davis Four Points Behind Julia Letlow as 1 in 5 Voters Remain Undecided

    A four-point U.S. Senate race in Louisiana would be a political earthquake. Donald Trump carried the state by 22 points less than two years ago....

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    by The Bayou Progressive 3 weeks ago3 weeks ago
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    Louisiana’s Inactive Voter Rolls More Than Doubled. Black and Democratic Voters Were Hit Hardest.

    The number of Louisiana voters classified as inactive more than doubled during a matter of weeks last summer, according to a new analysis from the...

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    by The Bayou Progressive 4 weeks ago4 weeks ago
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    With 10 Candidates and No Clear Lane, Louisiana’s Redrawn 6th Looks Headed for a Runoff

    Louisiana lawmakers redrew the 6th Congressional District this spring to make it considerably easier for Republicans to win. Qualifying made deciding which Republican — or...

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    by The Bayou Progressive 4 weeks ago4 weeks ago
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    Louisiana’s Democratic Members of Congress Line Up Behind Jamie Davis Ahead of Senate Runoff

    Louisiana’s two Democratic members of Congress are lining up behind Jamie Davis in the final days of the Democratic runoff for U.S. Senate, giving Davis...

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    by The Bayou Progressive 2 months ago2 months ago
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    Jamie Davis Says There’s No “Dress Code” to Serve Louisiana

    Jamie Davis knows some voters do not see him as the polished, consultant-built version of a U.S. Senate candidate. He does not sound like one....

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    by The Bayou Progressive 3 months ago3 months ago
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    Southern Democrats warn Louisiana redistricting fight could reshape Black representation across the South

    Democratic lawmakers from Louisiana, Texas, Georgia and Mississippi gathered at the Louisiana State Capitol on Wednesday to warn that Louisiana’s latest congressional redistricting fight is...

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    by The Bayou Progressive 3 months ago3 months ago

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