In a critical election year, Democrats are looking to flip a once reliably Republican Louisiana congressional seat.

Graves' District 6 was reconfigured to create the second majority-minority district. It now stretches from Shreveport, in ...

Cleo Fields, a longtime Baton Rouge politician, won more than 50 percent of the vote in an open primary, negating the need ...

Louisiana legislators will gather for their third special session on Wednesday, following a request from Republican Gov.

Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge, La. State Significance The Democratic presidential candidate has not won in Louisiana since Bill Clinton in 1996, and former President Donald Trump ...

Reaction to the presidential election continues to pour in from both sides of the aisle. WDSU heard from both Democratic and Republican lawmakers at the Capitol. Obviously, opinions differ, with some ...

Democrats were projected to win at least 208 House seats and Republicans 215 seats as of Friday. A party needs 218 seats in order to have the majority.

Louisiana Lawmakers Return to Capitol for Special Session Focused on Tax Reform BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Lawmakers convened at the state Capitol on Wednesday for their third special legislative ...

(AP) — Lawmakers convened at the state Capitol on Wednesday for their third ... believe they will attract business and help retain residents as Louisiana battles outward migration.