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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 public school system, delivering a decisive statewide rebuke to one of the most consequential school-secession efforts in modern Louisiana politics. With all precincts reporting in unofficial returns from the Louisiana…
The final scheduled stop of the To The People, For The People 2026 Democratic Roadshow opened Saturday night with a smaller-than-expected U.S. Senate forum, as Nick Albares and Gary Crockett made their case to Democratic voters while Jamie Davis, the party-endorsed candidate in the race, did not attend. The forum, held at the Unitarian Church…
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 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais to take effect immediately, giving Gov. Jeff Landry and Republican lawmakers a stronger procedural argument as they rush to redraw Louisiana’s congressional districts before this…
