election results

There will be a new mayor-president in East Baton Rouge Parish.

Louisiana voters decided on four measures to amend the state’s constitution in Saturday’s election. Turnout was just over 10%, according to the Louisiana Secretary of State.

Gabriela Biro will represent the district that includes Gentilly, New Orleans East and parts of the 9th Ward. She’s new to politics but had the backing of the local teachers union.

Louisiana’s lone Democratic incumbent in the U.S. House of Representatives will keep his seat after securing an outright win against four challengers on Election Day.

Louisiana’s coastal restoration fund could get a boost from offshore wind revenues.

Donald Trump was elected as the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday.

State Sen. Jean-Paul Coussan of Lafayette will become one of Louisiana’s top utility regulators after beating out two other candidates vying for office.

KaTrina Chantelle Griffin will represent Algiers and parts of the Marigny, Bywater and French Quarter on New Orleans' school board, while the other seat up for grabs heads to a runoff.

Results of Louisiana's District 6 race between Quinten Anderson, Cleo Fields and Elbert Guillory.

It is a crucial win for the former president, who carried the state twice before.