The parish was named a “model city” by the federal government and will work closely with it to allocate the funds, worrying some about potential ICE involvement.

Voters in East Baton Rouge have elected a fresh cohort of Justices of the Peace, with runoffs to come

Only 665 votes separated Banks from the second-place finisher, state Sen. Blake Miguez, who, as a Republican, will be heavily favored to defeat her in a Dec. 12 runoff election.

The Republican congresswoman defeated Democrat Jamie Davis in a race that grew tighter than expected.

A glut of Monroe-area Republicans on the 5th Congressional District ballot opened the door for a Democrat from the city and a Central Louisiana lawmaker to claim the top two spots in Tuesday’s primary election.

In his concession speech, Ryan Thompson called Moore "the next district attorney" of East Baton Rouge Parish, but said he is still waiting for all votes to be tallied.

The two new commissioners will take their seats amid a flurry of data center approvals and large industrial investments in the state.

Republican Steve Scalise will keep his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives for a 10th full term.

Get the full results from the November 3 midterm elections here.

With many Louisiana schools closed for Election Day, Gulf States Newsroom senior reporter Drew Hawkins brought his children — Eden and Finnegan — to the polls to learn about the civic process.

Louisiana’s early voting numbers show more Democrats cast ballots than registered Republicans, and a recent poll, commissioned by the Davis campaign, showed him tied with Letlow.

Davis’s campaign commissioned the Hart Research poll, which shows the farmer from Tensas Parish tied at 45% with U.S. Rep. Letlow.