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Bradley Beychok, a 30-year-old Louisiana Democratic Party operative, has been named a "rising star," in the world of political consulting by Campaigns & Elections magazine. "When you review the annual lists of C&E's Rising Stars, it's really a who's who...
Incumbent was held to less than 60 percent of the vote in Arkansas and Kentucky primaries
Louisiana residents can stock up on flashlights, batteries, generators, and other storm-related items free of the 4 percent state sales tax during the 2012 Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday on Saturday, May 26 and Sunday, May 27.
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal says Wisconsin's recall election is being watched around the nation, but it ultimately comes down to whether Wisconsinites choose to retain their strong conservative leader.
The Lake Charles Civic Center was a beer lovers dream as the Louisiana Beer Festival offered more than just your average brew.
WWLTV.com Email: webteam@wwltv.com | Twitter: @WWLTV BATON ROUGE, La. - A proposed state constitutional amendment to protect Louisiana's Medicaid trust fund for the elderly from budget raids will appear on the November 6 ballot. On Thursday, the state House overwhelmingly approved the measure. Supporters said spending the money on the elderly only makes the state more fiscally responsible ...
Louisiana's voting hours are likely to change after a Senate Committee clears HB 209. The measure by Representative Franklin Foil, (R) Baton Rouge, simply changes the starting hour from 6 a.m. to 7 a.m. The polls would still close at 8 p.m. under the proposed legislation.
In an Alabama appearance this month, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal called Barack Obama 'the most incompetent president since Jimmy Carter'
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A proposal to shorten voting hours on most election days in Louisiana has been revived by a state Senate committee that killed the idea earlier this month. Currently, poll hours run from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. The House-approved measure pushed by Secretary of State Tom Schedler would push back the opening of polls to 7 a.m. on Saturday elections. The Senate and Governmental ...
The Louisiana Department of Education released the 2012 spring testing results for the LEAP, iLEAP, and GEE during a press conference this afternoon.
The Louisiana Senate has derailed a proposal to exempt architects, engineers and others doing government contract work from state conflict of interest and nepotism laws.
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