2026 elections

Voters will decide whether or not to grant new millages — essentially funding through property taxes — to both organizations this summer.

Louisiana State Sen. Blake Miguez (R-New Iberia) has bowed out of the race to replace Sen. Bill Cassidy and has opted to join the increasingly crowded field to replace Rep. Julia Letlow in the U.S. House of Representatives.

After Rep. Julia Letlow announced her candidacy, her seat in the U.S. House of Representatives is left up for grabs. The field is already getting crowded, as five Republicans have announced they’ll be throwing their hat in the ring so far.

Letlow made her campaign announcement on Tuesday (Jan. 20). She joins an increasingly crowded field of republicans running to unseat Cassidy.

A new proposal could help the East Baton Rouge Parish Library regain some funding it lost after the failure of Mayor-President Sid Edwards’ Thrive EBR plan in November.

Elections scheduled for April 18 and May 30 will move to May 16 and June 27, respectively. Both bills passed along party lines.

State lawmakers will begin a special session on Thursday to decide new dates for the 2026 election cycle amid the U.S. Supreme Court case concerning Louisiana's congressional map.

Landry wants to push dates back for the closed primaries next year to give lawmakers extra time to possibly approve a new congressional map.