Category Archives: Politics & Government
Third congressional district challenger has some sharp criticism for incumbent Higgins and his failure to secure hurricane relief
Republican Lafayette prosecutor Holden Hoggatt has qualified to run against Congressman Clay Higgins. Hoggatt said he felt the need to run for office because he said Higgins has failed to help the thi...
Jul 20, 2022 Holden Hoggatt addresses media after qualifying to run for 3rd Congressional District. July 20, 2022
Ask the Governor July 20, 2022
On this month's edition of Ask the Governor, Governor John Bel Edwards discusses his bout with COVID. State Health Officer provides an update on COVID and monkeypox cases in Louisiana. Edwards also di...
Jul 20, 2022
Republican incumbent John Kennedy and several Democratic challengers qualify for the 2022 U.S. Senate race
Qualifying for the U.S. Senate race got underway Wednesday morning and the first one to sign up, Republican Incumbent John Kennedy. Kennedy is finishing up his first term and believes his voting recor...
Jul 20, 2022
Louisiana updates its highway safety plan after recording its highest percent increase in fatal car crashes in 2021
The state is updating its Strategic Highway Safety Plan after nearly one-thousand people were killed in crash crashes in 2021. Based on preliminary data, 971 motorists died, a 17-percent increase from...
Jul 20, 2022
Qualifying begins today for Louisiana's federal elections
Qualifying for the fall federal midterm elections begins today, at the Secretary of state's Office in Baton Rouge. Candidates for the state's six congressional seats, plus one U.S. Senate race, are ex...
Jul 20, 2022
Several hotly contested local races are expected in November
While today is first day for candidates to qualify for statewide office on the November ballot, there are also several key local races that are heating up. "LAPolitics.com" publisher Jeremy Alford say...
Jul 20, 2022 Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins
Some juvenile inmates from Bridge City will be moved to Angola, after multiple escapes
After numerous escapes from the Bridge City Center for Youth, some of the inmates will be moved to Angola. Governor John Bel Edwards made the announcement Tuesday after a weekend in which six inmates ...
Jul 19, 2022
Lafayette Prosecutor Holden Hoggatt to challenge 3rd District Louisiana Congressman Clay Higgins
On the eve of qualifying for the federal elections, Lafayette prosecutor Holden Hoggatt has announced he will challenge Third District Congressman Clay Higgins. Both men are Republicans. La-politics-d...
Jul 19, 2022
Senator Kennedy and Louisiana's U.S. House members to qualify for re-election this week
Qualifying for the federal elections in November will get underway on Wednesday at the Secretary of State's office in Baton Rouge. Republican Senator John Kennedy and the state's six U.S. House member...
Jul 17, 2022 Sen John Kennedy (R)
Louisiana GOP Congressman Mike Johnson co-authors legislation so pregnant women are eligible to receive child support from the father
Louisiana Congressman Mike Johnson (R-Bossier Parish) introduces legislation to allow a woman to receive child support during her pregnancy. Johnson says he's worked with North Dakota U.S. Senator Kev...
Jul 15, 2022 Frank de Kleine / CC
