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    Landry Reportedly Plans to Suspend Louisiana Congressional Primaries So Republicans Can Redraw Congressional Map

    Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry is reportedly preparing to suspend next month’s U.S. House primaries so Republican lawmakers can redraw the state’s congressional map before voters...

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    What the Supreme Court’s Callais Ruling Could Mean for Louisiana

    The Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais did not merely strike down Louisiana’s second majority-Black congressional district. It gave Louisiana Republicans a road map...

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    Supreme Court Strikes Down Louisiana’s Second Majority-Black Congressional District

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down Louisiana’s second majority-Black congressional district in Louisiana v. Callais, issuing a major voting rights decision that could...

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    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....

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    Louisiana Democrats Raise Real Money in Q1. Republicans Still Own the Battlefield.

    For a party that has spent years struggling to build credible federal campaigns in Louisiana, the first-quarter fundraising reports offered something Democrats do not always...

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    by The Bayou Progressive 2 weeks ago2 weeks ago
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    Mike Johnson Picks Trump Over Pope

    House Speaker Mike Johnson made it official Wednesday: when forced to choose between the political demands of Donald Trump and the moral warning of the...

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    Shreveport educator Matt Gromlich says Louisiana’s 4th District needs a more present kind of representation

    Matt Gromlich says he is running for Congress because too many people in Louisiana’s 4th District have gotten used to a kind of representation that...

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    by The Bayou Progressive 1 month ago1 month ago
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    2026 Legislative Session Preview: What’s Actually on the Line When Lawmakers Gavel In

    When the Louisiana Legislature gavels in at noon on Monday, March 9, lawmakers will face a crowded slate of prefiled bills that signal where the...

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    by The Bayou Progressive 2 months ago2 months ago

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