ELECTIONS 2019
Brian Wilson's challenger in East Baton Rouge Parish assessor's race promises that if elected he would create a more "user-friendly experience" for taxpayers seeking information on their property assessments by modernizing the office's systems and…
A Republican opponent’s attack ad that labels him soft on crime is “false and misleading,” Gov. John Bel Edwards said on Friday, echoing the view of several conservative groups that have supported the governor on revamping Louisiana’s often-critic…
Despite having only about one-fifth the money as his Republican rival, U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham is maintaining his position as the lead GOP challenger in the gubernatorial election a little more than three weeks away.
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Louisiana governor debate: Gov. Edwards touts accomplishments; opponents hit on taxes, economy, more
Gov. John Bel Edwards and U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham traded blows Thursday night during the first televised debate of the governor’s race while the third major candidate, businessman Eddie Rispone, mocked the two as politicians engaged in a cat fight.
Louisiana voters will get their first view of the three major gubernatorial candidates in one setting when Gov. John Bel Edwards, U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham and businessman Eddie Rispone face off Thursday night in a one-hour televised debate broadcas…
Congressman Ralph Abraham, under attack by his fellow Republican Eddie Rispone in Louisiana’s governor’s race, picked up the first endorsement from the state’s Republican congressional delegation Wednesday with U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins announcing he…
After months of minor skirmishes, Louisiana’s governor’s race suddenly broke into a pitched battle among all three candidates Tuesday after businessman Eddie Rispone launched one attack ad that labeled Gov. John Bel Edwards as soft on crime and a …
Fresh off defeating five opponents, state Rep. Jeremy LaCombe is defending his newly won District 18 seat. This time he’s facing just one opponent: former Pointe Coupee Parish School Board President Brandon Bergeron.
Eddie Rispone has begun attacking his fellow Republican in Louisiana’s governor’s race, slamming Congressman Ralph Abraham in a new TV ad that represents the first major GOP intraparty fight in this year’s election.
Low pay for deputies, alleged corruption within the force and a rundown jail were the main criticisms from the two candidates challenging incumbent Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Daniel Edwards in the Oct. 12 primary.
The race for Louisiana agriculture commissioner is typically a lower-profile affair than elections for governor and some other statewide offices.
Mitch Ourso says he'll step down as Iberville Parish president after one more term, if voters, re-elect him, but first he wants to build a much-needed bridge across the Mississippi River.
The state GOP backs both gubernatorial candidates while much of the party’s establishment and about a dozen executive committees have fallen behind the candidacy of U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham, of Alto.
Gov. John Bel Edwards says, despite the fact Louisiana's gas tax has remained unchanged for nearly three decades, his administration has made major strides in improving roads and bridges through creative financing.
As he runs for re-election, Gov. John Bel Edwards is warning at every opportunity that electing either of his two Republican challengers would mean a return to the “failed policies” of his unpopular predecessor, Bobby Jindal.
The financial scrutiny once aimed at the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court's Office has resurfaced as the parish's longtime Clerk Doug Welborn faces a reelection challenge from outgoing Metro Councilwoman Donna Collins-Lewis.
Louisiana likely will have a $500 million budget surplus for the most recent fiscal year, significantly more than the $300 million initially thought, Gov. John Bel Edwards’ administration said Friday, setting off a new round of debate in the gover…
The three major candidates for governor have a combined roughly $13.4 million to spend as the race enters its final month before the Oct. 12 primary, with businessman Eddie Rispone loaning his campaign another $1.5 million to give himself the larg…
The Oct. 12 primaries in the Baton Rouge area and across Louisiana are chock-full of major issues and races.
A new poll in the Louisiana governor’s race contains good news for Gov. John Bel Edwards and one of his Republican challengers, U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham.
In 2015, as Regina Barrow ran for the state senate post left vacant by Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome, she won an endorsement from an African American-focused online publication called the Rouge Collection, run by the well-known activist Gar…
A recent poll found that 71% of Louisiana's voters believe in climate change and 50% say they're seeing its effects today, leading pollster Bernie Pinsonat to conclude that opinions in Louisiana are changing on the subject.
State District Judge Beau Higginbotham views his judicial race with lawyer Joe Prokop as a chance to return to his south Baton Rouge roots.
More than half the seats on Louisiana's top school board are on the Oct. 12 primary ballot, which means the direction of public schools in the state could be in for a big change.
In Louisiana, gun control is one of those issues, like abortion, on which the majority pretty much agrees regardless of party.
Louisiana GOP hopes to turn state Legislature more conservative by targeting these Baton Rouge races
Republicans are likely to tighten their grip over the Louisiana Legislature this fall because they are favored to pick up more seats held by outgoing Democratic legislators, analysts said.
Louisiana GOP hopes to turn state Legislature more conservative by targeting these New Orleans races
Republicans are likely to tighten their grip over the Louisiana Legislature this fall because they are favored to pick up more seats held by outgoing Democratic legislators, analysts said.
The two major Republican candidates for governor tried to draw distinctions with one another Thursday before a room full of mainly Republican voters, as they seek to outmaneuver each other to advance into a runoff election with Gov. John Bel Edwar…
Two candidates for governor in Louisiana will have the state Republican party's blessing in the Oct. 12 primary election.
All three candidates for Louisiana governor will participate in the first televised debate of the race later this month, when they will square off in LSU's Student Union Theater and face questions from students and local TV anchors, LSU said Tuesday.
West Point is always mentioned when political professionals try to explain how John Bel Edwards catapulted from the Louisiana House’s backbench to become the Deep South’s only Democratic governor.
A Metro Council member, the twin brother of a 19th Judicial District Court judge and an assistant district attorney are vying for the 19th JDC seat left vacant by the retirement of longtime state District Judge Mike Erwin.
The first gubernatorial campaign I really remember was in 1979, and that was because I looked into the eyes of most of the nine candidates at St. Joseph Catholic Church’s festival in Chauvin.
An inordinate number of current and former state lawmakers are squaring off for seats in the Louisiana Senate in the Oct. 12 primary, putting a strain on longtime personal and professional friendships that date back 40 years.
Inartful wording at a forum earlier this month left the impression that Congressman Ralph Abraham, the leading Republican candidate for governor, told local officials what they wanted to hear – they should keep authority to collect sales taxes – t…
Little known candidate for Louisiana governor Gary Landrieu told the USA Today Network Friday that he meant to use the n-word in a radio interview earlier in the day and that he's not a racist.
Gov. John Bel Edwards lost a bit of ground in an independent poll taken earlier this month compared to one in April, but the latest survey showed he remained an even bet to win the primary election outright.
Each of the three candidates for governor is making a last-minute push this week to show a large amount of cash on hand when the next campaign finance reports are filed.
Three of the nine candidates who signed up to run for governor have been disqualified from the race for failing to file income tax returns, cementing the field of candidates at six for the Oct. 12 primary election.
The five contenders who hope to succeed state Sen. Dan Claitor showed wide differences on abortion during a forum Monday at the Press Club of Baton Rouge.
A Louisiana state health department evaluator fell asleep during the sales pitch for one of the companies trying to land a state contract worth billions.
Baton Rouge City Court Judge Tarvald Smith and criminal defense lawyer Beau Brock offer a wealth of experience for voters to consider when they decide this fall which man will take a seat on the 19th Judicial District Court bench.
The political arm of the Louisiana State Medical Society endorsed Republican U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham, a fellow doctor, in the race for governor and 33 candidates in the legislative races.
Louisiana’s largest business lobby did not endorse one of the two major Republican candidates for governor in this year’s election--it is backing both.
A Super PAC affiliated with Gov. John Bel Edwards has launched its first major attacks on the governor’s two main Republican challengers, releasing its first TV ads in the race about two months before election day.
Incumbents who hope to return to Louisiana's top school board say resolving the job future of state Superintendent of Education John White should be a top priority when the new board convenes in January.
Congressman Ralph Abraham has launched his first TV ad in the race for governor, making him the last of the three major candidates to do so.
Mark Ballard: Will Louisiana's Constitution be rewritten? PAR says it will be 'major' election issue
Apart from eating boudin, avoiding specifics and having supporters describe opponents in the vilest terms, one of the enduring Louisiana campaign traditions is the pilgrimage to PAR, first to understand what in the world those constitutional amend…
The Louisiana Democratic Party continues to decline under a Democratic governor, John Bel Edwards.
When the dust cleared from three days of candidate-qualifying, 77 women had signed up to run for the Louisiana House and state Senate – more than ever before, according the Secretary of State’s statistics.