Republican Jeff Landry won a landslide election on Saturday to flip the Louisiana governor’s mansion red in one of three main gubernatorial elections this year, shocking political observers with a victory that saves him the trouble of having to face a Democrat in a November runoff.
Days before voters begin casting their ballots, a Louisiana ethics commission packed by a Democrat governor resurrected a spurious years-old allegation to charge a leading Republican gubernatorial candidate with violating the state’s ethics laws over a supposed paperwork error.
Two people have died in the fires ravaging Louisiana as residents and leaders are desperate for rain to help quell the blazes.
The Louisiana state Senate passed a bill on Monday 29-10 that would outlaw cross-sex hormones, puberty blockers, and mutilating sex change surgeries for minors.
Louisiana has passed a law requiring legitimate age verification for websites that contain 33.3 percent or more pornographic material.
Three states in the southern United States will hold gubernatorial races this year, all of which could serve as previews of the 2024 presidential election.
The Louisiana Senate this week approved of a bill to protect women’s sports, requiring individuals to compete against others of their biological sex.
Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday rambled repetitively about the “significance of the passage of time” during a speech in Sunset, Louisiana.
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) extended the statewide mask mandate on Tuesday yet again, declaring that “masks have been proven to help slow the spread” of the Chinese coronavirus.
At least one person has died as a result of Hurricane Ida as the storm continued to move inland early Monday morning and local authorities requested a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration be made.
Tropical Storm Ida has become stronger and the National Hurricane Center said it will grow to a category three, or major hurricane, prior to its expected landfall near New Orleans.
On Tuesday, the Louisiana Senate overrode Democrat Gov. John Bel Edward’s veto of legislation protecting female student-athletes from competing against biological males, but the measure failed in the House.
Louisiana Republican Sen. Patrick Connick has reportedly flip-flopped on his support of constitutional carry and may not support the vote to override Gov. John Bel Edwards’ (D) veto in special session.
Louisiana lawmakers enter into a special session next week where they could override Gov. John Bel Edwards’ (D) veto of constitutional carry legislation.
Louisiana’s Democrat Gov. John Bel Edwards vetoed constitutional carry legislation on Friday.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “MTP Daily,” Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) stated that part of the reason he vetoed a bill on transgender youth in sports is because the bill would “put at risk our ability to host
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) vetoed a bill that would have banned transgender athletes from competing against women and girls.
Gov. John Bel Edwards (D-LA) pledged Thursday to veto legislation aimed at removing the requirement for law-abiding citizens to get a permit before carrying a concealed handgun for self-defense, the Associated Press (AP) reported Thursday.
Republican Julia Letlow won a special election in Louisiana on Saturday, filling a seat won by her late husband, Luke Letlow, who passed away late last year from coronavirus complications.
During a press conference on Wednesday, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) responded to a question about a picture of him not wearing a mask in public by stating that he didn’t violate any of the rules that were in
Democrat Govs. Andrew Cuomo, Tim Walz, and John Bel Edwards have praised the Trump administration’s response to the Chinese coronavirus.
National Weather Service officials called Hurricane Laura’s expected storm surge “unsurvivable.” The category 4 could push a storm surge as high as 15-20 feet onto the western Louisiana coast and up to 15 feet on the far eastern Texas coast. The surge could go inland as far as 40 miles in some areas, officials warned.
Luke Letlow, Rep. Ralph Abraham’s (R-LA) chief of staff, told Breitbart News Saturday that Louisiana’s fifth congressional district helps protect the country from the rising radical socialists.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “The Story,” Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards (D) stated that his state has had “a great relationship with our federal partners,” and that even though there is “a long way to go.
Vice President Mike Pence’s close personal relationship with governors of both parties has been a key to the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic, White House advisers told Breitbart News.
The federal coronavirus guidelines used by many governors nationwide to justify their lockdowns phase out on Thursday, to be replaced with new federal guidelines to reopen America that will phase in, the White House confirmed to Breitbart News.
The Michigan state government melted down on Wednesday after negotiations fell apart over extending Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s emergency powers.
President Donald Trump met with Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, a Democrat, at the White House on Wednesday, signaling bipartisan enthusiasm for the ongoing fight against the coronavirus.
Louisiana State Sen. Sharon Hewitt (R) launched an online petition to give citizens another platform to demand the reopening of the state on a regional basis.
Democrat Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said Sunday that he had not been told in advance to cancel Mardi Gras festivities at the end of February, even though governors were briefed about the issue weeks earlier.
Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) said no one, including officials from the federal government, urged him or local officials to cancel the Mardi Gras celebrations to help stop the spread of coronavirus.
The New Orleans area has quickly become a coronavirus hotspot, and several medical experts say the Mardi Gras celebration during the week of February 25 played a big role.
A 17-year-old high school football player in New Orleans who had the coronavirus, has died.
LSU head coach Ed Orgeron has joined the State of Louisiana’s effort to combat the coronavirus, with a new billboard campaign.
Terrisa Bukovinac, a pro-life atheist Democrat, attended the Protect Life Protect Women rally on Wednesday and spread a pro-life message outside the United States Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.
Rep. Ralph Abraham (R-LA) announced on Wednesday that he will retire from Congress after completing his third term in office.
While everyone is focused on impeachment, there’s another issue—an older issue, which hasn’t gone away—that’s nagging the voters. Republicans remain deeply vulnerable on the healthcare issue.
Louisiana’s incumbent Democrat Gov. John Bel Edwards was re-elected to another four year term by a narrow 2.6 percent margin over Republican challenger Eddie Rispone on Saturday.
Louisiana holds its gubernatorial runoff election on Saturday between incumbent Democrat John Bel Edwards and Republican challenger Eddie Rispone. Polls will close at 9 PM ET. Stay tuned to Breitbart News for live updates. All times eastern.
A poll released on Thursday by JMC Analytics and Polling shows that the race between Louisiana incumbent Democrat Gov. John Bel Edwards and Republican challenger Eddie Rispone is a dead heat two days before voters go to the polls on Saturday.
