Federal and state budgeting policies could force Louisiana into structural budget shortfalls approaching $300 million in fiscal 2027.

Louisiana lawmakers convened Thursday at the State Capitol for a special session to adjust the state’s 2026 election calendar. Republicans want to account for a pending U.S. Supreme Court ruling on a ...

The proposed increases seem to be a significant issue when the Legislature convenes for its regular session from March 9 to June 1, with some Democrats and advocacy groups already expressing concerns.

Special election filled five Louisiana legislative vacancies across six parishes. Two races, including Senate District 3, head to a March runoff. Republicans retain legislative supermajority despite ...

Voters could see a proposed constitutional amendment related to governor term limits if approved by lawmakers during the ...

Democrats in the Louisiana Legislature on Friday continued to press Republicans on their plan to delay Louisiana’s spring primary elections by a month, as the fate of the state’s congressional map ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A Louisiana lawmaker prefiled a bill Monday that would call for a constitutional convention to convene at the end of 2026. State Rep. Dixon McMakin, R-Baton Rouge, ...

Baton Rouge lawmaker seeks constituent input before March 9 session begins.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The Louisiana ...

Let's make this perfectly clear: Nobody made Gov. Jeff Landry and the Louisiana Legislature change the dates of next year's congressional elections so they could remake congressional districts that ...