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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Landry Recall Co-Chair Steps Down as Recall Effort Faces Leadership Crisis and Money Dispute
The resignation comes after a public split between the group’s co-founders, a dispute over a $100,000 donation, and growing questions about whether the statewide recall...
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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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Nick Albares Endorses Jamie Davis Ahead of U.S. Senate Runoff
Former U.S. Senate candidate Nick Albares has endorsed Jamie Davis ahead of Saturday’s runoff election, giving Davis another public show of support from a former...
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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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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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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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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...