Midterm ballots may be in, but Louisiana still has two House races to see through before the end of the year. Why it matters: Those votes will determine whether Rep. Troy Carter is Louisiana's sole Democrat in the House during a year that saw a historic blue wave at the polls. Driving the news: Candidates for Louisiana's House Districts 5 and 6 are headed to runoffs Dec. 12. North Louisiana's District 5 was left vacant when Rep. Julia Letlow...

Davis conceded the race on Wednesday morning and congratulated Letlow on her victory. Greg Rigamer, a pollster and demographer in New Orleans, estimated that Black voters turned o

Here’s what Tuesday’s seismic elections mean for the two Louisiana men have been running the U.S. House of Representatives.

Republicans' election-night bloodbath has touched off a bitter leadership battle, with both Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan vying to replace Mike Johnson as leader of the House GOP. Why it matters: Regardless of who wins the minority leader post, the move represents a massive shakeup for how Louisiana shows up in the nation's most powerful rooms. Context: Johnson, a Republican from Shreveport, told staff that he will...

The monitors appeared to be moving between voting locations across the city, said Danae Columbus, an Orleans Parish Clerk of Court’s Office spokesperson. They first arrived at a polling site at Hynes Elementary School in Lakeview,

Clay Higgins secured another term representing Louisiana's 3rd Congressional District, defeating five challengers and avoiding a runoff.

Democratic Louisiana state Rep. Patricia Moore and Republican state Rep. Gabe Firment are projected to advance to a runoff in Louisiana’s 5th House District race, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). Moore had less than a one percentage point advantage over Firment as of 12:53 a.m. with 93 percent of votes in on Wednesday morning,…

Lame-duck House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) bowed to President Donald Trump on X Tuesday despite losing his speakership in a Democratic landslide. Johnson won another term for his House seat in the midterm election.