The former head of one of Louisiana’s most powerful business groups, Stephen Waguespack, and 37-year-old state Rep. Richard Nelson round out the crowded list of GOP candidates who will be on the ...

Stephen Waguespack, candidate for governor speaks to the media after qualifying at the Secretary of State’s Office on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023 in Baton Rouge, La.

It added almost 500,000 more people to the government-backed health insurance program prior to COVID-19 and helped Louisiana’s overall uninsured rate drop precipitously. None of the candidates running ...

Nine candidates for Louisiana governor will be listed on the Oct. 24 ballot, including three Republicans, three Democrats and three candidates with no party or an "other" affiliation.

Two of the governor's candidates, state Sen. Sharon Hewitt and state Rep. Richard Nelson, both voted in favor of Louisiana's current abortion ban as legislators in 2022, but Nelson said additional ...

The floodgates have opened in Louisiana's election season.Candidates flocked to register Tuesday for several highly anticipated races with no incumbent on the ballot this year, including governor ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — The floodgates have opened in Louisiana’s election season. Candidates flocked to register Tuesday for several highly anticipated races with no incumbent on the ballot this ...

Only one of Louisiana's seven major candidates for governor would support legalizing abortion, though two believe exceptions should be added to the state's strict abortion ban. Louisiana made ...

Louisiana's next governor will almost immediately face the loss of nearly $500 million in budget revenue with a temporary .45-cent sales tax set to expire in 2025. Two of the major candidates ...

The three announced candidates for governor all have different positions on the future of the death penalty in Louisiana – revealing one of the most striking policy contrasts among them in the ...