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 ...

Louisiana’s six major candidates for governor agree that health care needs to be a priority The Medicaid budget alone was close to $18 billion in the last budget cycle and provided health ...

Most of the governor candidates also said they are open to this change. State Sen. Sharon Hewitt, R-Slidell, said she supports this approach because she believes it will make Louisiana attractive to ...

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 ...

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 ...

Louisiana gubernatorial candidate Jeff Landry speaks to supporters during a watch party at Broussard Ballroom, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. AP. Landry, 52, has raised the profile of attorney general ...

NEW ORLEANS – The five candidates for Louisiana governor took part Thursday night in the first televised debate ahead of the Oct. 14 primary, minus the current frontrunner whose absence didn’t ...

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 ...