House Speaker Mike Johnson will be stepping aside from Republican Party leadership after the GOP’s wipeout in the midterm elections, declining to seek support to stay on as House minority leader in the new Congress.
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Only 665 votes separated Banks from the second-place finisher, state Sen. Blake Miguez, who, as a Republican, will be heavily favored to defeat her in a Dec. 12 runoff election.
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Gov. Jeff Landry appointed Joseph Cao to the board earlier this year after his predecessor left to join the Trump administration.
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In his concession speech, Ryan Thompson called Moore "the next district attorney" of East Baton Rouge Parish, but said he is still waiting for all votes to be tallied.
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The two new commissioners will take their seats amid a flurry of data center approvals and large industrial investments in the state.
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Republican Steve Scalise will keep his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives for a 10th full term.
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With many Louisiana schools closed for Election Day, Gulf States Newsroom senior reporter Drew Hawkins brought his children — Eden and Finnegan — to the polls to learn about the civic process.
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Louisiana’s early voting numbers show more Democrats cast ballots than registered Republicans, and a recent poll, commissioned by the Davis campaign, showed him tied with Letlow.
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Davis’s campaign commissioned the Hart Research poll, which shows the farmer from Tensas Parish tied at 45% with U.S. Rep. Letlow.
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The Roevens, a family of devout Saints fans, traveled across the Atlantic Ocean to cheer on the New Orleans Saints in the NFL’s first-ever regular-season game in Paris, France.
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The non-partisan group recently published a guide to the 10 constitutional amendments on the Louisiana ballot. PAR President Steven Procopio shares his takes.
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