GONZALES — A 12-person transition team is meeting with department leaders in Ascension Parish government to recommend how Parish President-elect Clint Cointment can improve local government over the next four years, transition officials said.
Football has won out over politics in Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards’ inauguration festivities, with the newly-reelected governor scrapping the traditional inaugural ball because the college football national championship game is slated for the s…
Jefferson Parish has more Republicans than any other parish in the state.
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CROWLEY — Like practically everyone else here going back decades, Bryan Borill registered as a Democrat when he turned 18 in Acadia Parish in the late 1970s.
When Gov. John Bel Edwards rode to reelection earlier this month, he dashed the hopes of some St. George supporters that one of their own, Eddie Rispone, would hold new power to stand up the city that residents in the southeastern part of East Bat…
Elections are over. The governor is a Democrat, and the Legislature is mostly Republican.
Early one Sunday morning in October, four political advisers passed through the white front doors of the Governor’s Mansion.
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, who won reelection Saturday in a tightly-contested race that drew national attention, said Thursday he will push for new investments in early childhood education, teacher pay and colleges, as well as continue a so-…
Days after narrowly losing the governor’s race to incumbent Democrat John Bel Edwards, Republican Eddie Rispone’s campaign leaders said they had doubled down on its strategies to nationalize the race by painting Edwards as a liberal and going nega…
GONZALES — The editor of a local website agreed Monday to permanently take down a story about Murphy Painter that the onetime candidate for Ascension Parish president said used a misleadingly edited recording to make it sound as if Painter was inv…
Insurance businessman Scott McKnight won a seat in the Louisiana Legislature during Saturday's election, claiming the Baton Rouge-based House District 68 seat that Rep. Steve Carter had held since 2007, according to complete but unofficial returns.
As Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards enters his second term, he’s going to have to work with a Legislature that has more Republicans and more conservatives than he had to deal with during his first four years.
Gov. John Bel Edwards had to check off three boxes to win re-election Saturday over businessman Eddie Rispone, after narrowly falling short in the primary.
People will soon be able to buy booze in two Livingston Parish town after voters passed a series of ordinances that will end restrictions on business selling anything harder than a beer or wine cooler.
Don't underestimate how much college and pro football in Louisiana can impact what it's like to be the state's governor. That's what John Bel Edwards, the 53-year-old incumbent who won reelection over Republican challenger Eddie Rispone on Saturda…
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards defeated Republican challenger Eddie Rispone in Saturday's general election to remain the state's leader for four more years.
Shortly after defeating challenger Eddie Rispone, Governor John Bel Edwards thanked the state of Louisiana.
Metro Councilwoman Barbara Freiberg was elected Saturday as representative for District 70 in the Louisiana House, defeating LSU political science professor Belinda Davis.
Family grocer Roy Daryl Adams was re-elected Saturday as representative for the Felicianas-based District 62 in the Louisiana House of Representatives, defeating technical college administrator Johnny Arceneaux.
Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards claimed a second term Saturday, winning a stunning victory in a heavily Republican state and beating back repeated attacks by President Donald Trump in a race closely watched nationwide.
Democrat Larry Selders, a longtime healthcare professional and current BREC commissioner, will succeed Rep. Patricia Haynes Smith representing House District 67.
Ronnie Morris was elected to Louisiana's top school board Saturday night, which means business-backed candidates will fill all eight elected slots on the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Longtime Republican Rep. Franklin Foil won election to the state Senate during Saturday's runoff, defeating Democrat Beverly Brooks Thompson following a contentious race whose unexpected twists included a hand recount in the general and attempted …
Veteran defense lawyer Ron Johnson, the twin brother of 19th Judicial District Court Judge Don Johnson, defeated East Baton Rouge Metro Councilman and Zachary City Prosecutor Trae Welch in Saturday's runoff to earn a seat on the 19th Judicial Dist…
Kyle Ardoin won a full four-year term as secretary of state Saturday night in a do-over election against his opponent in last year’s special election.
Denham Springs attorney Brian Abels has won a seat on the 21st Judicial District Court in Division D, defeating challenger Ernie Drake III in Saturday's election runoff.
Livingston Parish School Board chair Buddy Mincey has been elected as a state representative from District 71, according to complete but unofficial election results Saturday.
Longtime West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff Mike Cazes weathered a turbulent year that included multiple high-profile incidents and won a fifth term in office Saturday night with a narrow victory.
Kathy Edmonston, an outgoing state education panel member who said she can do more for schools in the Legislature but was attacked for taking campaign donations from trial lawyers, won the open state House 88 seat in Ascension Parish, complete but…
Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards will win a second term as Louisiana governor, defeating his Republican opponent Eddie Rispone.
The Louisiana secretary of state's online portal and mobile app, where voters go to find their polling location, went down Saturday afternoon for about an hour in the middle of the state's runoff election for governor and other state and local races.
The next phase of elections in Louisiana will be the general election Nov. 16.
Louisiana’s election for governor, which will determine whether the increasingly red state will keep its Democratic incumbent John Bel Edwards or opt for President Donald Trump’s favored candidate Eddie Rispone, will come to an end Saturday after …
U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham appeared onstage at a Thursday night rally with President Donald Trump to stump for Eddie Rispone in the governor’s race, but not all of Abraham’s crew is all-in for Rispone.
BOSSIER CITY — Bringing his rollicking road show to Bossier City on Thursday night, President Donald Trump mocked Democrats in Washington, boasted about the country’s low unemployment rate and urged the raucous crowd to vote on Saturday for Eddie …
SHREVEPORT – Gov. John Bel Edwards sought to win over undecided voters in Shreveport-Bossier City Thursday in advance of President Donald Trump’s nighttime rally by telling reporters at noon that the president is coming once again to Louisiana onl…
Attorneys, oil and gas interests and dark money groups have continued to funnel millions of dollars into Louisiana’s governor’s race since the start of the runoff campaign between Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards and Republican Eddie Rispone, and …
Attack ad in governor's race must be temporarily pulled from airwaves after new lawsuit, judge rules
An attack ad blasting a military buddy of Gov. John Bel Edwards over his bidding on state coastal work must be temporarily taken off the airwaves while a new lawsuit plays out, a judge ruled Wednesday, as the dispute heats up in the waning days of…
As he trailed fellow Republican Congressman Ralph Abraham in the polls a few weeks before the primary election for governor last month, Eddie Rispone decided to launch a withering attack ad against his opponent.
As he trailed fellow Republican Congressman Ralph Abraham in the polls a few weeks before the primary election for governor last month, Eddie Rispone decided to launch a withering attack ad against his opponent.
In a state Supreme Court race in which transparency over judicial misconduct has become a major issue, multiple secret complaints alleging ethics violations have found their way into the public square.
Recent polls say Saturday’s election for governor is a toss-up.
Baton Rouge attorney Ronald Johnson violated the Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct for the third time in his attempt to secure a seat in Baton Rouge's district court, according to findings that the Louisiana Judicial Campaign Oversight Committee …
African-Americans turned out in big numbers during the early voting period, boosting the chances of Gov. John Bel Edwards against businessman Eddie Rispone in Saturday’s runoff election.
The governor’s race began unofficially 11 months ago, when U.S. Sen. John Kennedy released a written statement.
Never before has a president of the United States campaigned so hard for a Louisiana gubernatorial candidate.
The commercials start with victims and villains: an innocent woman driving safely, a reckless tractor-trailer driver who strikes her car, an insurance company that refuses to pay.
Jefferson Parish has been good to Gov. John Bel Edwards on election days.
An attack ad in the governor’s race was pulled from airwaves Friday after claiming Edwards’ military buddy landed a contract worth up to $65 million, even though the contract was never awarded.
GONZALES — In the final days of the Republican-on-Republican runoff in the state House 88 election, the battle to establish in voters' minds who would make the more conservative and trustworthy candidate is reaching a fever pitch.
For months, gubernatorial candidate Eddie Rispone and other Republicans have been bad-mouthing the performance of Louisiana’s economy under Gov. John Bel Edwards, a Democrat.