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The Louisiana Secretary of State's office updates election results every 90 seconds as results are counted. You can find those vote totals here for statewide and legislative races, as well as local races by parish. This includes New Orleans, Lafayette, Baton Rouge and Shreveport metro areas.
Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry is backing a change that would restrict political contributions by noncitizens and foreign entities toward ballot measures.
President Donald Trump and Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry have discussed U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow challenging U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy in next year's Republican primary, according to multiple people familiar with the matter.
The WD Detailing crew gives a Mustang GT its first wash in 25 years and uncovers the beauty beneath the dust. As a foul ball headed in the direction of a father-daughter duo watching a Yankees-Rays game, the little girl gave her dad an extra challenge by covering his eyes as he tried to make the catch.
Louisiana's May 3 elections included runoff races, special elections, and local propositions, such as millages and charter changes.
Robert Prevost, who has chosen the name Pope Leo XIV, was elected Thursday after a two-day conclave. Louisiana leaders issued statements reacting to t
As a practical matter, the issue in Louisiana v. Callais is not whether LA will have a second Voting Rights Act (VRA) district, in which black voters will have an equal opportunity to elect their candidate of choice.
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Follow along live as we watch election results come in for District Attorney Hillar Moore's tax proposal, school tax renewals, St. George runoffs and a seat in the Louisiana Legislature.
The newly elected Pope has ties to Louisiana. According to FindAGrave records, his maternal grandmother, Louise Baquie Martinez, was born in New Orleans on Feb. 9, 1868. She and his grandfather, Joseph Martinez, got married in New Orleans on Sept. 17, 1887. The couple moved to Chicago around 1911.
Louisiana is celebrating a historic moment with the selection of the first American pope, who has roots tracing back to New Orleans. The pope's mother