Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is not planning on remaining House Republican leader as the Democrats take firm control of the House. LSU-Shreveport Political Science Professor Jeff Sadow says most Speakers do not try to take the step down to minority leader, but the decider for Johnson was just how big of a swing th...

One Louisiana seat flipped last night without any redistricting. Republican John Atkins was elected as the new District 5 Public Service Commissioner, replacing the term-limited Democrat Foster Campbell. Atkins may have been buoyed by the fact that this was the first PSC race to use the closed party primary; he beat De...

Democrats have regained control of both the U.S. House and Senate, which means Louisiana Republican Mike Johnson will no longer be the Speaker of the House when a new Congress is sworn in January. But Johnson, who was re-elected to a sixth term, says Republicans will not stop fighting to defend the Constitution and pro...

It ended up being by a much smaller margin than originally expected. Nonetheless, Julia Letlow beat Jamie Davis in Louisiana's U.S. Senate race, keeping that Senate seat in the Republican party. While many had expected Letlow to win by double digits, her final margin of victory ended up being only two points - 51 to 49...

The Louisiana Department of Health is urging the public not to use tap water for nasal rinsing or to clean or store contact lenses to prevent a rare but serious amoeba infection. State Epidemiologist Theresa Sokol says there have been 10 cases of Acanthamoeba infections since 2024. "It's most often associated or o...