Some say Louisiana’s constitution has become bloated with small-detail amendments. Maybe true, columnist Quin Hillyer says, but these two on the Nov. 3 ballot are common sense, and worth your vote anyway.

The central part of the US, and the South, including southeastern Texas, Louisiana and Alabama, could see a wet Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 3.

Senate candidate Julia Letlow tethered her campaign to President Donald Trump, but how the unexpectedly close race ends will also reflect Gov. Jeff Landry’s political might as he prepares to seek a second term,

Louisiana Democrats saw positive signs in early voting. But their mission to potentially win a U.S. Senate seat is not over — not by a long shot, columnist Will Sutton says, and there may be some problems ahead.

President Trump is slated to speak at telerallies across the country Saturday, marking his last scheduled campaign appearance in several key battlegrounds before Election Day next week. Trump is set to appear in virtual events in at least 19 states — Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico,…

Election forecaster Sabato’s Crystal Ball moved the Senate races in Minnesota and Louisiana toward Democrats in the final days leading up to the Nov. 3 midterms. Louisiana’s race, which it previously rated as “safe Republican,” has now moved to “likely Republican,” while Minnesota went from “leans Democratic” to “likely Democratic,” the forecaster reported Friday. In…

The Jefferson Parish Registrar of Voters shut down early voting at the Joseph S. Yenni Building in Elmwood Tuesday after an employee discovered a suspicious liquid stain on an envelope.

Five of the district’s nine candidates discussed abortion, Medicaid and other issue at a forum hosted by the Press Club of Baton Rouge. Most said they supported a national abortion ban. Four candidates did not attend.

We often hear people saying that they choose to sit out the vote,” said M. Christian Green, president of the League of Women Voters of Louisiana. “But that choice has a consequence, and they could find out that,