Forbes Campaign Reports Raising More Than $100,000 in First 8 Weeks
The Democratic congressional candidate says more than 2,000 people have contributed to his campaign as the 6th District race enters its final weeks.
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Pat Forbes says experience, not ideology, is his case for Louisiana’s 6th District
Pat Forbes does not pretend that three Democrats competing in Louisiana’s newly redrawn 6th Congressional District is an ideal situation. “Obviously, it’s not good for us to have three Democrats in the race,” Forbes told The Bayou Progressive in a wide-ranging interview this week. “But here we are.” The question hanging over Forbes’ candidacy is…
In Louisiana’s 6th District, Democrats Are Running Three Different Races
For the better part of 30 minutes Sunday evening, the three Democrats running for Louisiana’s newly redrawn 6th Congressional District did something they had not yet done during this campaign: sit beside one another and explain, in the same room, why each of them believes they should be the Democrat voters send forward. The setting…
Jamie Davis Won Because He Understood the Democratic Electorate That Actually Showed Up
Jamie Davis did not win the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate outright Saturday night. But he did win the first round decisively. And the reason is not especially mysterious. Davis won because he was best positioned for the Democratic electorate that actually showed up: older, heavily Black, deeply rooted in the party’s most consistent voting…
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 primary that exposed just how different Louisiana’s closed Democratic electorate looks from the version many campaigns seemed to be targeting. In a Tuesday statement, Albares said that although votes are…
Jamie Davis Advances to Democratic Senate Runoff as Crockett Edges Albares for Second in Razor-Thin Finish
Jamie Davis finished as the top vote-getter in Louisiana’s Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Saturday night, but he fell short of the majority needed to win the nomination outright, setting up a second party primary runoff. With all 64 parishes and all 3,722 precincts reporting, unofficial results from the Louisiana Secretary of State showed Davis…
Shreveport Forum Puts Democratic Candidates on the Spot Over Data Centers, Utility Bills and Affordability
At a Democratic candidate forum in Shreveport Tuesday night, the biggest question was not simply who could win votes in Louisiana’s new closed primary system. It was whether the candidates could explain how they would protect ordinary families from being handed the bill for the state’s next round of big promises. The forum, moderated by…
John Bel Edwards Backs Nick Albares Ahead of May 16 Primary
Former Gov. John Bel Edwards endorsed Nick Albares on Tuesday in Louisiana’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary, giving Albares his most significant late boost less than three weeks before voters choose the party’s nominee. The endorsement lands at a consequential point in the race: after the Democratic candidates’ first major debate, with early voting approaching and…
Nick Albares wants Louisiana Democrats to lead with dignity. Can that message break through?
For many Louisiana voters, Nick Albares is still an introduction. He is not a former statewide officeholder. He is not a longtime elected official with a built-in political base. And unlike some of the more familiar names in Louisiana Democratic politics, Albares comes out of the world of policy and nonprofit leadership more than the…
Resignation of Rep. Paula Davis Adds to Growing Turnover in the Louisiana Legislature
Louisiana politics picked up another unexpected shakeup this week with the resignation of Rep. Paula Davis, a Republican who has represented House District 69 since 2016 and built a reputation as one of the Legislature’s more independent-minded conservatives. In a letter submitted to Louisiana House Speaker Phillip DeVillier, Davis announced she would step down effective…
John Bel Edwards Bows Out, Leaving Louisiana Democrats Scrambling in Senate Race
Former Gov. John Bel Edwards announced on Monday that he will not run for the U.S. Senate in 2026, ending months of speculation that had frozen the Democratic field and leaving the party with a steep uphill climb in one of the nation’s most conservative states. After giving it careful consideration, we have decided that…
Three Democrats Qualify for House District 67 Special Election
BATON ROUGE, La. — Three Democrats have officially qualified to run in the special election for Louisiana House District 67. The seat became vacant following the election of former representative Larry Selders to the state Senate in the February 15 special election, which saw a notably low voter turnout of just 9.5 percent. The primary…