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Why Thrive EBR failed at the ballot box, according to a local pollster
The collapse of all three Thrive EBR tax propositions on Saturday came down to a simple fact, says local pollster John Couvillon: Too many...
Here’s who Mayor Edwards laid off Monday
On Monday evening, Mayor Sid Edwards announced that he had made the “difficult but necessary” decision to lay off four employees in his own...
Louisiana wants to capitalize on Zohran Mamdani’s win in NYC
When 34-year-old democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani won New York City’s mayoral seat earlier this month, conservatives across the country were quick to frame his...
‘LaPolitics’: The 2026 ballot offers a do-over for Landry and GOP lawmakers
Gov. Jeff Landry and the legislative majority who backed a sweeping rewrite of the state’s tax code took one on the chin when voters...
‘LaPolitics’: New election schedule introduces unknowns
Voters, candidates and elections officials are adjusting to the new party primary system that will be in place for some of next year’s elections,...
‘LaPolitics’: A closer look at the final elections of 2025
Early voting is currently underway for the Nov. 15 ballot, which is slated to be the last round of elections in Louisiana this calendar...
‘LaPolitics’: Will the Legislature choose between two sitting congressmen?
The Legislature’s special session to push back the 2026 election calendar by a month reached its quick and forgone conclusion last week.
Gov. Jeff Landry...
‘LaPolitics’ Q&A: Economist Loren Scott on the importance of carbon capture
LaPolitics: Gov. Jeff Landry has paused consideration of new applications for carbon capture wells, though six priority projects are moving forward. How big a...
‘LaPolitics’: Nancy Landry’s juggling act of ballots, battles and backlash
With no small amount of attention or controversy, her office is endeavoring to buy new voting machines. She's also traveling the state and spreading...
‘LaPolitics’: Nancy Landry’s juggling act of ballots, battles and backlash
With no small amount of attention or controversy, her office is endeavoring to buy new voting machines. She's also traveling the state and spreading...
‘LaPolitics’: A look at some of the top races in Saturday’s voting
With distractions ranging from college football to the onset of fall, 31 parishes will host ballots tomorrow featuring races and/or propositions, with New Orleans...
Gov. Landry’s former policy director launches lobbying firm
John Kay, who served as Gov. Jeff Landry’s policy director for the first 18 months of his administration, has stepped away from the governor’s...
Cleo Fields: Supreme Court delay keeps La. congressional map in limbo
U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields, D-Baton Rouge, expects the unresolved legal battle over Louisiana’s congressional map to continue well into 2026, meaning the current map...
‘A little family of mayors’: Sid Edwards joins prestigious leadership network
Baton Rouge Mayor Sid Edwards has been selected for the ninth class of the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative, joining a cohort of 46...
‘LaPolitics’: A late entry adds wrinkles to the New Orleans ballot
A few weeks ago, the field for the New Orleans mayoral election seemed to be pretty well set. New Orleans City Councilmember Helena Moreno...
Democrats promise challengers for Cassidy and Johnson
Speaking to the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Louisiana Democratic Party Executive Director Dadrius Lanus made a promise: Both U.S. Sen. Bill...
How ‘think-and-do tank’ Better Louisiana plans to achieve bold reforms
With an eye toward bold, systemic reform, two of Louisiana’s most influential advocacy groups—the Committee of 100 for Economic Development and the Council for...
‘LaPolitics’: A look at the amendments that will appear on state ballots in 2026
For the first time since 2013, Louisiana’s increasingly swollen constitution won’t be expanded this year.
Voters rejected a slate of potential amendments in March, including...
‘LaPolitics’: Wildlife challenges keeping LDWF Commission busy
Last year, for the first time in decades, black bear hunting was allowed in Louisiana, with 11 hunters taking down a total of 10.
The...
‘Trust Fund Temple’? Attack ad takes a swing at the insurance commissioner
If you’ve driven down Corporate Boulevard lately, you may have noticed an attack ad targeting Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple.
The ad, displayed on a...
