● The deadline to request an absentee ballot is Nov. 12 by 4:30 p.m. (other than military and overseas voters). Voters can request an absentee ballot online through the Voter Portal ...

The core of the Voting Rights Act, which bars discrimination in voting, may be hollowed out in a case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court, say experts who are worried the court’s decision could ...

Many Louisiana voters will head back to the polls Nov. 15 for the final election of 2025. Why it matters: In New Orleans, ...

The 15th Amendment was written to stop governments from picking winners and losers based on skin color. In Louisiana, that is ...

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about the races and runoffs New Orleans voters will weigh in on this weekend. We also ...

DOJ lawyers argue California's congressional map redrawing violated the Constitution through racial gerrymandering to create ...

The Democrats’ aggressive response to the redistricting war with the GOP has helped the party stave off dramatic losses of ...

Calvin Duncan was cleared of murder after he became a legal authority in prison. In New Orleans, his campaign for clerk of ...

Washington — Democrat Adelita Grijalva will be sworn in as a member of Congress on Wednesday when the House returns, seven ...

Early voting was already dismal for the October millage renewals, with this tax election, a little over a month later, ...

Baton Rouge voters will decide Saturday whether to fill a $21 million budget deficit by redirecting taxes from the public ...

Early voter turnout in Lafayette Parish for the Nov. 15 election has been lower than expected, with only 1,947 of the 161,000 ...