AP calls Louisiana House District 6 for Cleo Fields. Nov 5 • 11:33 PM ET AP calls Louisiana House District 2 for Troy Carter. Nov 5 • 11:16 PM ET AP calls Louisiana House District 1 for Steve ...

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Baton Rouge, is captain of Mystick Krewe of Louisianians, the krewe that runs the event. The official commencement of Washington Mardi Gras is Jan. 23, just days after the presidential inauguration.

Sid Edwards was a high school football coach who had never run for office. Now, he’s the mayor of Baton Rouge, Louisiana’s second-largest city.

A new Louisiana law requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote went into effect Jan. 1, but so far there’s no guidance on what documentation is needed.

Three Democrats are running for a state Senate seat in a Baton Rouge district. In Lafayette, two well-known Republicans and a Democrat are competing for a seat there.

Attorneys representing Louisiana in a lawsuit against the state legislative redistricting plans passed in 2022 are arguing that a key piece of the Voting Rights Act is unconstitutional and should not be applied to the state.

The Louisiana Secretary of State's office has not provided guidance on documentation that is acceptable as proof of Citizenship.

The mayor of Bogalusa, Louisiana, Tyrin Truong, was arrested as part of an investigation by state police into a drug-trafficking organization.

Qualifying for the Feb. 15 Special Primary Election for State Senator in the 14th and 23rd Senatorial Districts will take place Jan. 7 - 9.

Feb. 15 is Election Day for the Special Primary Election for State Senator in the 14th and 23rd Senatorial Districts.

Qualifying is open for a February special election to replace state Senate seats left by Baton Rouge Democrat Cleo Fields and Lafayette Republican Jean-Paul Coussan.

Tyrin Truong, mayor-elect of Bogalusa, photographed Friday, Nov. 18, 2022, at his campaign office in Bogalusa. The 23-year-old political science major has unseated Bogalusa's mayor with 56 percent of the vote. (Photo by Scott Threlkeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)