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    Local Government, News, Politics, State Government

    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...

    The Bayou Progressive
    by The Bayou Progressive 3 months ago3 months ago
  • 1110
    Elections, National, News, Politics

    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...

    The Bayou Progressive
    by The Bayou Progressive 4 months ago3 months ago
  • 1060
    Elections, National, News, Politics

    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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    by The Bayou Progressive 4 months ago4 months ago
  • 560
    News, Politics, State Government

    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...

    The Bayou Progressive
    by The Bayou Progressive 4 months ago4 months ago
  • 2900
    Elections, National, News, Politics

    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...

    The Bayou Progressive
    by The Bayou Progressive 5 months ago5 months ago
  • 1490
    Perspectives

    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...

    Quentin Anthony Anderson
    by Quentin Anthony Anderson 5 months ago5 months ago
  • 8810
    Elections, Events, National, News, Politics

    In Louisiana’s Senate Primary, the Debate Was Over the Messenger

    At Southern University on Tuesday night, Louisiana’s three Democratic U.S. Senate candidates offered less of an ideological clash than three different arguments about what kind...

    The Bayou Progressive
    by The Bayou Progressive 6 months ago5 months ago
  • 1020
    National, News, Policy 101, Politics

    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...

    The Bayou Progressive
    by The Bayou Progressive 6 months ago6 months ago

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November 3, 2026

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