Federal and state authorities are working to find the origins of racist text messages sent to Black people across the country referencing slavery and telling them they were "selected to pick cotton at ...

Julia Letlow, Louisiana's only woman in Congress ... Sign-up for Your Vote: Text with the USA TODAY elections team. Letlow's ...

Scalise's district includes the New Orleans suburbs and part of the coast in what's known as the state's Bayou Country. He ...

Amendment No. 1 expands the commitment to the Coastal Protection and Restoration Fund to add federal money Louisiana receives ...

The day before Election Day, the high court said it will consider a challenge to Louisiana's new majority-Black 6th ...

The race moves to the November general election for the four-year term of District 5 Cape Coral City Council representative, featuring Joseph Kilraine and Charlie Pease who made it through the ...

A Louisiana man was sentenced recently after he previously pleaded guilty to felony and misdemeanor charges related to his conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His actions and ...

Louisiana's special session to overhaul the state's tax system will begin Wednesday night. The session will begin at 3 p.m.

State Sen. Cleo Fields is expected to win Louisiana's 6th Congressional District race. At midnight Wednesday, Fields had 51% ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Southwest Louisiana voters will soon return to the polls for the Dec. 7 congressional general election. For sample ballots, polling locations and more, visit the Secretary ...

In a critical election year, Democrats are looking to flip a once reliably Republican Louisiana congressional seat ...