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Louisiana was in the national spotlight again this week with the election of Mike Johnson, who represents Louisiana’s 4th District, as speaker of the House.
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Turnout in the October primary was the lowest it's been in more than a decade. Even if you didn't vote, there's still time to register for the November general election.
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Turnout in Louisiana’s primary was so low that Republican Jeff Landry won the governorship outright with less than 20% of all registered voters voting for him.
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Landry’s election could lead to some significant changes in Louisiana, which has been led by Democrat Gov. John Bel Edwards for the past eight years.
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Primary election day is here. This page will be updated to reflect the winners as results come in on Saturday, Oct. 14.
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Voters will narrow down the candidates in a number of statewide and local races. Plus, four proposed constitutional amendments are also on the ballot.
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Primary day — when voters narrow down the list of candidates to the top two people they want to see on the ballot in November's general election — is Saturday, Oct. 14.
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A panel of federal appeals court judges is set to hear oral arguments Friday in the ongoing legal battle over Louisiana’s congressional maps.
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Every Friday, politics reporter Molly Ryan rounds up the news of the week from the campaign trail and beyond.
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This week in politics: Elections heating up, Louisiana breaks record-low unemployment rate, and moreEarly voting for the Oct. 14 primary begins next week. Dive in to voters’ guides, listen to candidates and understand what’s at stake.