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Voting rights advocates are locked in a court fight with Louisiana's top Republicans over whether the state must follow Alabama's court-ordered path in drawing a new, Black-majority congressional district.
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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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Alabama is headed to the first significant revamp of its congressional map in three decades after the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the state’s bid to keep using a plan with a single majority-Black district.
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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.
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The next secretary of state will be tasked with choosing and implementing a new voting system, since the Legislature banned the state’s current system in 2021.
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Nelson, a Mandeville Republican who made eliminating the state income tax his signature issue, never broke 2% in polls, failing to gather momentum with voters and donors. His departure from the race narrows the field for the October 14 primary.
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Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry became a target for other candidates trailing him in the governor’s race at his first — and perhaps only — debate appearance.
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Six of the seven major candidates for Louisiana governor presented their ideas to keep LSU competitive as the state’s flagship university at a forum held Wednesday.