Jun 26 Live Results: Louisiana midterm primary runoffs Louisiana Republicans will nominate a candidate for U.S. Senate in a primary runoff Saturday, six weeks after denying Republican U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy a shot at a third term. Continue reading
Jun 23 Supreme Court rules Rastafari man can't sue Louisiana prison officials who cut his dreadlocks By Mark Sherman, Associated Press While justices condemned what happened to the former inmate, they ruled that a federal law designed to protect the religious rights of inmates does not permit lawsuits for money damages even when rights are violated. Continue reading
May 29 Louisiana passes new congressional map to eliminate majority-Black district, give GOP another seat By Jack Brook, Associated Press Approval of the new House map came a month after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the state’s current map as an illegal racial gerrymander, weakening the landmark 1965 federal Voting Rights Act. Continue reading
May 27 Midterm redistricting has placed millions in new voting districts. Here's where 6 state efforts stand By David A. Lieb, Associated Press President Donald Trump hopes the unusual mid-decade redistricting can help Republicans retain control of the closely divided House, despite negative approval ratings and historical tendencies for the incumbent's party to lose seats… Continue reading
May 19 Senate advances bill aimed at ending Iran war as Cassidy, after primary loss, flips to support it By Stephen Groves, Associated Press The Senate advanced legislation Tuesday that seeks to force President Donald Trump to withdraw from the Iran war, as a growing number of Republicans defied the president's wishes. Continue reading
May 19 Sen. Cassidy has no regrets over Trump impeachment vote, even after it cost him his seat By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Cassidy lost his seat in his state’s Republican primary Saturday after Trump endorsed one of his opponents. Continue reading
May 17 Despite retribution, Cassidy attempted to make amends with Trump after impeachment vote By Thomas Beaumont, Jack Brook, Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — When Charles Wandfluh voted in Louisiana's Republican primary over the weekend, he could only conjure the unflattering image of a panicked rodent when talking about Bill Cassidy's desperate attemp t to cling to his U.S. Senate… Continue reading
May 16 Trump disparages incumbent Sen. Cassidy and tries to propel his challenger in Louisiana GOP primary By Thomas Beaumont, Jack Brook, Associated Press Trump endorsed U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow over Cassidy, in an unusual attempt to dislodge an incumbent senator. Cassidy voted to convict Trump in his second impeachment trial. Continue reading
May 15 Live Results: Louisiana midterm state and congressional primaries Sen. Bill Cassidy was decisively defeated in Saturday’s Republican primary in Louisiana, U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow and state Treasurer John Fleming have advanced to a runoff in Louisiana’s Republican Senate primary. Continue reading
May 15 Watch 6:56 Primary challenge to Louisiana Sen. Cassidy tests Trump's grip on GOP By Liz Landers, Kyle Midura, Amalia Huot-Marchand Louisiana primary voters could boot a sitting U.S. senator for the first time in nearly 100 years. Backing the insurgency against Sen. Bill Cassidy is President Donald Trump. The pair have been at political odds since Cassidy voted to convict… Continue watching