A special election was held Saturday in six parishes to fill five vacancies in the Louisiana Legislature, including three seats representing New Orleans. Two of the contests will be decided in a ...

Democrats total only 39 of the 137 members of the Louisiana Legislature. Making up just under 30% of the collective, they are ...

A Louisiana state lawmaker has introduced legislation that would allow the state government to seize and destroy seafood that ...

Big-name Republicans are running for U.S. Senate and 5th Congressional District this year. What about the Democrats?

Baton Rouge lawmaker seeks constituent input before March 9 session begins.

Louisiana Special Primary Election ends with two runoffs, one race decided ...

Louisiana’s special legislative session adjourned Wednesday, with the Republican-controlled legislature successful in moving 2026 election dates back. Gov. Jeff Landry called the session to ...

BATON ROUGE, La. ( Louisiana First) — A proposed Louisiana bill for the upcoming regular legislative session relates to the ...

A Louisiana bill proposes removing the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) from the list of offices included in party primary elections.

Republican Lafayette Rep. Julie Emerson has been a floor lead for Gov. Jeff Landry in the House as chair of the powerful tax ...

Democrats in the Louisiana Legislature on Friday continued to press Republicans on their plan to delay Louisiana’s spring primary elections by a month, as the fate of the state’s congressional map ...