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State Treasurer John Kennedy attends Natchitoches' 2014 Christmas Parade.

Kennedy, Campbell advance to Louisiana Senate run-off

By Staff Reports November 8, 2016

Republican State Treasurer John Kennedy and Democratic Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell will advance to Louisiana’s U.S. Senate runoff election on Dec. 10 after emerging as the top two...

Memorial Tower, towers peacefully over its courtyard on Wednesdsay, Aug, 17, 2016, near Thomas Boyd Hall.

Tuition autonomy amendment fails to pass

By Staff Reports November 8, 2016

A proposed state constitutional amendment that would have granted Louisiana higher education management boards more autonomy in setting tuition rates and fee amounts failed in Tuesday’s election,...

Capitol

U.S. Senate candidates respond to questions on higher education, bipartisanship

By Lauren Heffker November 6, 2016

Ahead of this year’s Senate election, The Daily Reveille sent a questionnaire to U.S. Senate candidates Charles Boustany, Foster Campbell, Caroline Fayard, John Kennedy, John Fleming and David Duke....

Final Senate debate focuses on personal attacks, not issues

By Lauren Heffker November 2, 2016

The state’s U.S. Senate race saw its final debate before the Nov. 8 primary election resemble a screaming match – a stark difference from the first Senate debate just a few weeks ago. The six...

Louisiana Secretary of State Tom Schedler at the New Orleans Museum of Art unveiling the new "I voted" stickers featuring art by the late George Rodrigue. Schedler says voters have no reason to fear a "rigged election," as predicted by GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump.

Louisiana Sec of State Tom Schedler says voters shouldn’t worry about “rigged election”

Louisiana’s chief election officer, Secretary of State Tom Schedler, himself a Republican, says voters don’t have to worry about a “rigged election,” and charges his party’s...

Senate

Quick Points: Louisiana Senate candidates meet onstage for debate

By William Taylor Potter October 18, 2016

The five leading candidates for retiring U.S. Sen. David Vitter’s seat met onstage at Louisiana Tech University for Louisiana’s only Senate debate. Republican U.S. Representatives John Fleming...

Senate Coast

U.S. Senate candidates meet at LSU for coastal restoration forum

By Lauren Heffker October 6, 2016

Five of the leading candidates for Sen. David Vitter’s opening in the U.S. Senate met onstage at the LSU Union Theatre to talk coastal restoration. The forum was hosted by the Coalition to Restore...

Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump delivers a speech on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016, during a rally hosted in the Baton Rouge River Center.

LSU student body picks Trump in mock election

By William Taylor Potter October 4, 2016

Republican Donald Trump won the LSU student body mock election with 47.5 percent of the students voting, while Democrat Hillary Clinton received 32.7 percent. Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson earned 13.6...

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LSU students give opinions on first presidential debate

By Laryssa Bonacquisti October 2, 2016

Following the first presidential debate, divides between political parties seem more apparent than ever. In this election, one of the most divisive in recent history, millennials’ interest have grown,...

Milo Yiannopoulos speaks on multiple topics such as fat shaming during his speech on Wednesday Sept. 21, 2016, in the LSU Union Theatre.

Provocateur comes to campus, discusses the merits of fat shaming

By Natalie Anderson September 21, 2016

When a British man dressed in drag took the stage in the Student Union Theatre, a crowd filled with “Make America Great Again” and Trump 2016 attire, as well as Harambe and anti-Hillary Clinton...

David Duke

LSU experts say David Duke has little chance in Senate race

By Lauren Heffker September 18, 2016

Louisiana is known for its colorful political characters, and the state is seeing the past resurface as former state representative and Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke runs for U.S. Senate. Duke announced...