- BY MARK BALLARD | Staff writer
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Americans are starting to feel the effects of the government not operating since Oct. 1.
- By STEPHANIE RIEGEL | Staff writer
In his day job as president of Woodward Interests, Bill Hoffman hasn’t much noticed the federal government shutdown. His New Orleans real estate development firm is still planning projects, li…
- BY ALYSE PFEIL | Staff writer
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The Louisiana Senate swiftly passed Republican bills to push back the April primary, keeping the plan on track for the House to pass it by the middle of next week.
- BY ALYSE PFEIL | Staff writer
Democrats continued to press Republicans on a plan to delay Louisiana’s spring primary elections by a month, as the fate of the state’s congressional map hangs in the balance.
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Gov. Jeff Landry and the Louisiana Legislature are intervening to stop SNAP benefits, otherwise known as food stamps, from halting on Nov. 1 due to the federal government shutdown.
- BY TYLER BRIDGES | Staff writer
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U.S. Rep. Troy Carter acknowledges that three key members of his Algiers-based political organization didn’t perform well on election night in New Orleans two weeks ago.
- BY ALYSE PFEIL | Staff writer
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Democratic senators spent hours asking pointed questions about a Republican effort to delay the April primary in anticipation of a Supreme Court ruling on a major voting rights case.
- BY TYLER BRIDGES | Staff writer
Will Louisiana’s Democratic Party field a viable candidate in next year’s U.S. Senate election?
- BY ALYSE PFEIL | Staff writer
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Republican lawmakers hope a plan to push back Louisiana's April primary elections will eventually give them a chance to draw a new congressional map.
- BY MARK BALLARD | Staff writer
WASHINGTON – Food stamps will expire by the end of next week unless Congress can agree to end the federal government shutdown, Gov. Jeff Landry announced Wednesday.
- BY MARK BALLARD | Staff writer
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WASHINGTON — Two nominees for the Louisiana federal bench, including state Supreme Court Justice Will Crain, testified Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary committee on why they should be con…
- BY JENNA ROSS | Staff writer
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Louisiana farmers count on the now-shuttered U.S. Department of Agriculture and other federal agencies for financial assistance and information.
- BY MEGHAN FRIEDMANN | Staff writer
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Four former top public defenders are suing the state after they were ousted earlier this year, a decision they say was motivated in part by "personal animosity.
- BY ALYSE PFEIL | Staff writer
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As the government shutdown drags on, concern is growing about interrupting SNAP benefits, which help pay for groceries for roughly 800,000 people in the state.
- BY MARK BALLARD | Staff writer
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday applauded LSU’s 2025 national championship baseball team in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House.
- BY MARK BALLARD | Staff writer
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WASHINGTON — U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson got an earful when he fielded calls on C-SPAN recently.
- BY SOPHIE KASAKOVE | Staff writer
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As the clock ticked toward 8 p.m. one recent Friday, the entertainers of Bourbon Street began to scatter.
- BY MARK BALLARD | Staff writer
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WASHINGTON — Thinking about how the U.S. Supreme Court will handle the Louisiana case that could reshape the Voting Rights Act, the crowning legislative achievement of the civil rights era, So…
- BY MARK BALLARD | Staff writer
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Next year's field of candidates is already crowded with veteran Republican politicians challenging Cassidy, the incumbent.
- BY TYLER BRIDGES | Staff writer
State Rep. Beau Beaullieu has won two elections to the state House from New Iberia and now chairs one of the most important legislative committees.
- BY ALYSE PFEIL | Staff writer
There’s more than a year until Louisiana elects its next U.S. senator, but millions of dollars in campaign contributions are already pouring in.
- BY JENNA ROSS | Staff writer
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Despite refugees' uncertainty, some Ukrainian families are making plans, establishing roots and building businesses.
- BY TYLER BRIDGES | Staff writer
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Gov. Jeff Landry on Thursday called for a special legislative session to begin on Oct. 23 to adjust next year’s election schedule – because of a legal challenge to Louisiana’s voting map for Congress.
- BY ALYSE PFEIL | Staff writer
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The White House said the new fee on H-1B visas for high-skill foreign workers is meant to incentivize the hiring of Americans.
- BY MARK BALLARD | Staff writer
WASHINGTON – When the U.S. Supreme Court drilled down Wednesday on the issues surrounding Louisiana's Voting Rights case, the six conservative justices asked questions and made comments that i…
- BY DAVID J. MITCHELL | Staff writer
Gov. Jeff Landry declared a moratorium Wednesday on new applications for carbon capture injection wells in Louisiana after years of growing complaints from people who live near where the proje…
- BY MATTHEW ALBRIGHT | Staff writer
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The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments today in a Louisiana case that could have dramatic impacts on elections throughout the country.
- BY PATRICK SLOAN-TURNER | Staff writer
More than two weeks have passed since Gov. Jeff Landry asked the U.S. Department of Justice to activate 1,000 National Guard troops in Baton Rouge and other Louisiana cities.