A Baton Rouge-area politician and a sitting U.S. congressman—both Black Democrats—are at odds over new district lines that would add another majority-minority seat to the state’s U.S. House delegation.
Wary of losing Republicans’ tenuous grip on the U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson threw a wrench into the Louisiana Legislature’s redistricting endeavors Tuesday.
Soaring home values have increased property taxes for millions of homeowners in recent years, prompting action from state lawmakers to lighten the burden.
Just ahead of his inauguration Monday, Gov.-elect Jeff Landry is rounding out his Cabinet. He announced new leaders today at the Department of Natural Resources, the Louisiana Workforce Commission and his office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness.