Jeremy Alford covers the best (and the worst) in Louisiana politics and government through a Tuesday opinion column and a news aggregation item on Fridays. When he isn't fishing or managing his emotions during another New Orleans Pelicans season, he serves as the managing editor of LaPolitics Weekly, The Tracker and Beltway Beat. He is the author of “The Last Constitution” and co-authored “Long Shot: A Soldier, a Senator, a Serious Sin, an Epic Louisiana Election” and “The Party Is Over: The New Louisiana Politics.” His work has received support from the Pulitzer Prizes, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Center for Public Broadcasting.

Alford: Observations from the campaign trail

According to several elections officials, 800 erroneous mail-in ballots covering seven precincts in Shreveport...

‘LaPolitics’: Walking for governor, because no one is running

Attorney General Jeff Landry’s annual alligator hunt, a fundraiser that was held last week in Acadiana, always causes a stir on social media. 

Alford: Unintended consequences on the ballot

A proposed constitutional amendment that was meant to protect Louisianans from forms of slavery and involuntary servitude may actually do just the opposite if passed into law by voters later this year

‘LaPolitics’: Regular Senate oversight hearings of DCFS planned

Senate Health and Welfare Chair Fred Mills woke up Wednesday morning to emails, text...

Alford: Recall politics in New Orleans 

The campaign to recall New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell gathered 3,000 signatures during its first three days of operation, mostly through pop-up events.

‘LaPolitics’: Cassidy has a key incentive to remain in Senate

With so much speculation surrounding the possibility of U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy running for...

Alford: Partisan strategy may reshape House speaker elections

After two terms of contentious leadership elections that bitterly divided members, House Republicans are...

‘LaPolitics’: All eyes on Garret Graves; retention hold placed on voting records 

Watching Graves: During an interview last week with www.LaPoliticsWeekly.com, USA Today politics reporter Greg...

Alford: Down-ballot developments in statewide races

If you’re hoping for fresh news on next year’s race for governor, you will...

‘LaPolitics’: Four questions for the lieutenant governor

LaPolitics: There was a bit of back and forth during this year's regular session...
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