Louisiana Leaders Mourn State Sen. Larry Selders After Sudden Death at 44
State Sen. Larry Selders, a Baton Rouge Democrat who represented Louisiana’s 14th Senate District, died suddenly Tuesday evening at 44, prompting an outpouring of grief...
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Sadie Roberts-Joseph’s Museum Reopened on Juneteenth. A Day Later, Artifacts Were Stolen.
Just one day after Baton Rouge gathered to celebrate the reopening of the Baton Rouge African American Museum, the downtown institution was burglarized and two...
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Cleo Fields Criticizes Pending Iran Framework, Demands Answers on $300 Billion Reconstruction Fund
Rep. Cleo Fields is raising concerns over a pending U.S.-Iran framework agreement, arguing that President Donald Trump is trying to turn an unnecessary war into...
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Outside Governor’s Mansion, Baton Rouge Rally Urges Voters to Turn Protest Into Power
Hosted by the Louisiana Mobilization Collective and Indivisible Baton Rouge, the Sunday rally connected redistricting, immigration, recall organizing and the June 27 election under one...
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Landry Signs New Congressional Map, Leaving Louisiana With One Majority-Black District
Gov. Jeff Landry has signed Louisiana’s newest congressional map into law, locking in another dramatic rewrite of the state’s U.S. House districts after years of...
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Nick Albares Ends U.S. Senate Campaign After Louisiana Democratic Primary
Nick Albares has ended his campaign for U.S. Senate, effectively clearing the way for a Democratic runoff between Jamie Davis and Gary Crockett after a...
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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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Jeff Landry’s Half-Staff Order Is Not Compassion. It Is Racial Politics Wearing Funeral Clothes.
Gov. Jeff Landry ordered flags lowered for Martha Elizabeth Odom, the 17-year-old Lafayette student killed in a shooting at the Mall of Louisiana. Let’s start...
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After Supreme Court Order, Garcia-Led Lawsuit Becomes Fight Over Whether Louisiana Can Cancel an Election Already Underway
The legal fight over Louisiana’s suspended congressional primaries changed Monday night, but it did not end. The U.S. Supreme Court issued an order allowing its...