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Gov. John Bel Edwards delivers his address to members of the House and Senate in a joint session to kick off the 2023 regular legislative session, April 10, 2023 at the State Capitol in Baton Rouge. The race to replace Edwards tops the list of contests Louisiana voters will decide Saturday in one of only three gubernatorial elections scheduled for this year. (Travis Spradling/The Advocate via AP, Pool)

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AP Election Brief | What to expect in Louisiana's statewide primaries
By ROBERT YOON - Associated Press
Wed,10/11/23-5:30AM , 263 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — The race to replace term-limited Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards tops the list of contests Louisiana voters will decide this Saturday in one of only three gubernatorial elections scheduled for this year.
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Speaking to reporters, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, who has been nominated as House speaker, says he's honored and can't wait to get down to business.

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Republicans nominate Steve Scalise to be House speaker but struggle to unite quickly and elect him
By LISA MASCARO, KEVIN FREKING AND FARNOUSH AMIRI - Associated Press
Tue,10/10/23-11:06PM , 163 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Deeply divided Republicans nominated Rep.
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Lawsuit accuses officials in a Louisiana city of free speech violations aimed at online journalist
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tue,10/10/23-4:11PM , 112 Reads
BOSSIER CITY, La. (AP) — A man who posts news about northwest Louisiana politics and government on a website he founded has filed a federal lawsuit accusing local officials of squelching his speech with unconstitutional threats to remove him from public meetings where he questions their actions.
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House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., talks to reporters as he leaves Republicans closed-door forum to hear from the candidates for speaker of the House, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023. House business and most congressional action has come to a standstill after Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., was ousted as speaker by conservatives in his own party (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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After one week without a House speaker, Republicans appear no closer to choosing a new leader
By LISA MASCARO AND KEVIN FREKING - Associated Press
Tue,10/10/23-12:31PM , 171 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Republican majority is stuck, one week after the ouster of Speaker Kevin McCarthy, with lawmakers unable to coalesce around a new leader in a stalemate that threatens to keep Congress partly shutt
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