Politics

Gary Chambers Jr., the progressive Baton Rouge activist who made waves in a 2021 congressional race, announced Tuesday that he is running to unseat U.S. Sen. John Kennedy in this fall’s open primary.

Gov. John Bel Edwards held his traditional year-end press conference in mid December, marking the end of a tumultuous year in Louisiana politics.The ongoing fight against COVID-19, hurricanes, floods, a heated legislative session, the first veto session in state history and acrimonious political debates that have surrounded each of those events created what even Gov. Edwards acknowledges was a tough year for Louisiana.

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards struck back Attorney General Jeff Landry’s recent lawsuit challenging a proposed state department of health rule that would add the COVID-19 vaccinations to the required list of immunizations for Louisiana school children starting next school year.

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry, the lead plaintiff, celebrates the ruling which comes just days before the deadline for unvaccinated healthcare workers to receive their first shot.

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in a case that could reshape the right to abortion in America called Dobbs vs. Jackson Women's Health Organization. Host Karen Brown spoke with two journalists who have followed the case closely.

Hours before signing his landmark infrastructure bill into law, President Joe Biden announced that former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu will lead a White House task force to oversee the $1.2 trillion spending plan.

St. Tammany Parish residents will soon vote on whether to reverse a 1996 election that banned gambling in the parish and allow a casino to open near Slidell. The project has caused controversy between those who would welcome the tax dollars and those who fear a spike in crime and decreasing property values near the site.

Early voting has concluded for the Nov. 13 election, and despite a lack of enthusiasm generated from the races themselves, mail-in voting continues to be a popular option during the pandemic.

East Baton Rouge Parish residents will vote for local officials and city-parish legislation on the Nov. 13 ballot in addition to four amendments to the state constitution, which are on the ballot statewide.

Louisiana state lawmakers cut short the state’s first ever veto session Wednesday after the Louisiana House of Representatives failed to override Gov. John Bel Edwards’ veto of legislation that would have banned transgender girls from school athletic competitions.