Fields and Higgins offered Louisiana two very different visions of political leadership on Iran
When President Donald Trump threatened this week that “a whole civilization will die tonight” if Iran did not bend to his demands, the statement was...
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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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“Show Up”: Lauren Jewett Bets Louisiana’s 1st Congressional District Is Ready for a Different Kind of Politics
A special education teacher and union member is challenging Steve Scalise with a blunt promise: stop treating District 1 like an afterthought, and start “showing...
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Louisiana GOP Tries to Kill Voting Rights Act, Put Baton Rouge’s Black Congressional Seat on the Chopping Block
The legal battle over Louisiana’s congressional map intensified this week as the state and Black voters filed starkly opposing briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court,...
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SCOTUS Punt Leaves Baton Rouge’s Congressional Future Hanging in the Balance
On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court took the rare step of punting a high-stakes challenge to Louisiana’s congressional map, setting the stage for another round...
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Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” Would Quietly Re-Write Who Gets a Voice in Louisiana’s Future
H.R. 1 — the 900-page “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” now barreling through Congress at President Donald Trump’s urging — has been branded the most...