Last week’s midterm election renewed concerns about the lack of racial diversity in Louisiana politics.
Of the six congressional districts in Louisiana, four elected white Republican men. The 5th...
Rep. Bill Cassidy, R-La., made the U.S. Senate runoff election, and while his eyes are on Washington, D.C., his roots are still back home.
As Cassidy’s supporters filled the Crowne Plaza Hotel in...
As it became clear that Edwin Edwards would face Garret Graves in the runoff election, the already-lively crowd at the Edwards’ election watch party became even more boisterous.
The two election...
NEW ORLEANS — Will Landrieu and his cousins, Adam and Joe, often play tag at their aunt’s political fundraisers. Their games usually result in a scolding from Will’s dad, Mitch, the mayor...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans retained their House majority on Tuesday, expanding their numbers to near historic highs and giving the GOP control of both chambers of Congress.
The GOP knocked...
Senate candidates between Rep. Bill Cassidy, R-La., and Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La.,will face off in a runoff election Dec. 6, according to multiple media reports.
The Louisiana Secretary of State precincts...
Despite the months of vote-courting, door-knocking and ad-buying leading up to today’s midterm election, Louisiana’s nationally recognized U.S. Senate race is expected to yield few surprises...
NEW ORLEANS — Sen. Mary Landrieu’s, D-La., “Women with Mary Geaux Vote” event Saturday at the Sugar Mill of New Orleans opened with a number of prominent Louisiana and Texas Democrats...
Mary Landrieu has been quite proud of the 2006 Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act as she campaigns for her fourth term as a Senator. One figure she frequently mentions when touting GOMESA is $500 million...
Audience members at Louisiana’s final televised Senate debate could have forgotten they were sitting in the University’s Journalism Building on Wednesday.
The anxious crowds of campaign staffers,...
Minutes before the final state U.S. Senate debate, Libertarians’ and Students for Sensible Drug Policy’s protests were overshadowed by overwhelming support for Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La.; Rep....
Days before the midterm election, the University’s Manship School of Mass Communication will host the final televised U.S. Senate debate for Louisiana candidates Wednesday.
The debate will be held...
