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John Bel Edwards
May 16, 2019
Louisiana 'heartbeat' abortion ban nearing final passage
A proposal to ban abortions in Louisiana as early as the sixth week of pregnancy continued to speed through the state ...
April 25, 2019
'Devastation' as tornado rips through Louisiana town
A tornado killed two people as it tore through the northern Louisiana city of Ruston early Thursday, sending trees into ...
April 16, 2019
Officials say evidence points to church fire suspect
The white man charged in the burnings of three Louisiana black churches faces a mountain of evidence tying him to the crimes, ...
April 12, 2019
Shock at arrest of deputy's son in black church fires
Authorities said he had no known criminal record. A friend described him as an introverted animal lover who showed no ...
February 22, 2019
Democrats try to make gains with governors in 2019 elections
Though the national political focus has largely turned to the 2020 presidential campaign, three Southern states will see ...
Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax
February 08, 2019
Virginia Dems brace for 2020 political fallout from scandal
The political crisis in Virginia threatens to turn a state that has trended Democratic back into a battleground, a ...
February 01, 2019
Game? What game? Saints fans plan Super Bowl boycotts
From the "Boycott Bowl" to the "Dunk the Referee" tank, people in New Orleans are finding creative ways to spend Sunday doing ...
J.B. Pritzker
December 31, 2018
Paying for Medicaid, schools will be priority for lawmakers
Big-dollar decisions about health care and education will top the agenda in many state capitols as lawmakers convene for ...
December 26, 2018
Potholes, water woes: New Orleans seeks more of tourist tax
A night's stay at a New Orleans hotel can take as much as a 15 percent bite in taxes and fees. Yet barely more than 1 in 10 ...
John Kennedy
December 04, 2018
What now? Louisiana GOP loses top contender for governor
By sidestepping the Louisiana governor's race, U.S. Sen. John Kennedy denied Republicans a popular, high-profile candidate ...
John Kennedy
December 03, 2018
Louisiana governor's race surprise: Sen. Kennedy won't run
Ending months of speculation, Sen. John Kennedy announced Monday that he won't run against Gov. John Bel Edwards in 2019, ...
December 01, 2018
Rhode Island governor becomes chair of Democratic group
Weeks after an election that boosted its membership, the Democratic Governors Association selected Rhode Island Gov.