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Louisiana voters are about to experience the most significant change to the state’s election system in decades. After years of operating under a “jungle primary” model, Louisiana will begin using a closed-party primary system for a limited set of offices starting in 2026. The shift is technical, but the consequences are very real for how…
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…
Charlie Kirk, a longtime ally of Donald Trump and co-founder of Turning Point USA, was fatally shot during a midday appearance at Utah Valley University in Orem on Wednesday. Cellphone video shows Kirk speaking beneath a “Prove Me Wrong” sign when a single shot rings out and he collapses as the crowd scrambles; he was…
In a move that reads more like legislative sleight-of-hand than genuine reform, Louisiana’s Republican supermajority is barreling ahead with House Bill 397, a 26-page overhaul of the state’s ethics code, introduced by Acadiana Republican Rep. Beau Beaullieu, designed to let Gov. Jeff Landry and his allies dodge corruption probes. “Cure your own crimes”—no investigation required…
On Monday, April 14, the Louisiana Legislature reconvenes for its 2025 session — kicking off debates on everything from taxes and schools to infrastructure and criminal justice. But if history is any guide, this session will likely offer more theater than transformation. Why? Because what happens (or doesn’t happen) in the Capitol’s committee rooms is…
Like so many others, I continue to wonder how millions of Americans could vote not only once but twice for Trump. It is puzzling both psychologically and sociologically. This mystery (or mystification) has seriously exacerbated the divide between right and left. Prior to June 2015, the left generally thought they understood where the right was…
