Elections

Calvin Duncan was wrongfully imprisoned for murder. Now, he's running to be the next Clerk of Court for New Orleans, a roll he sees as the linchpin of justice.

Response to the May jailbreak has headlined the race, but recruitment, financial management and programs for people in custody are also on candidates' minds.

Over the weekend, Erica Johnson, an urban farmer in New Orleans, won the Board of Supervisors seat for the Crescent Soil and Water Conservation District. Many polling locations ran out of ballots, frustrating voters.

Voters will choose a member of the Board of Supervisors for the Crescent Soil and Water Conservation District for the first time in the district’s history.

Voters in about half of Louisiana’s parishes will go to the polls Saturday to elect officials and decide on various ballot proposals.

Early voting for Louisiana’s May 3 Municipal General Election will begin Saturday, April 19. Voters in East Baton Rouge will also choose a new state representative in a Special Primary Election.

‘Democratic anger’ against Gov. Landry, distrust of tax changes in rural parishes and more helped create the perfect storm for the March 29 election results.

Louisiana voters rejected all four proposed amendments to the state constitution on Saturday.

The district judge said he won’t stand in the way of votes being counted on Saturday amid the legal challenge, but said the case can otherwise move forward.

Capitol Access reporter Brooke Thorington and LSU political science professor Robert Hogan review the year in politics.