Progressive Democrats in Louisiana, particularly women, are furious at Gov. John Bel Edwards for signing an extreme anti-abortion bill, a development that could cause problems for the governor as he ...

BATON ROUGE — Louisiana’s Democratic governor signed one of the country’s strictest abortion bans Thursday a day after the state legislature passed the measure, joining a coterie of ...

Dr. John Fleming, of Minden, who has been assistant U.S. secretary of commerce for economic development since March, was the featured speaker at a Region 6 meeting of the Louisiana Federation of ...

Louisiana women opposing abortion rights rallied on the state Capitol steps Tuesday in hopeful anticipation of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade but conflicted over a bill advancing here ...

On the opening night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago last week, Kaitlyn Joshua, a resident of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was one of three women who walked onto the main stage at the ...

As the world celebrates Women's History Month, the Louisiana Legislature largely remains a boys club with fewer than one in five of seats held by women. Twenty-eight of the Louisiana Legislature's ...

The National Federation of Democratic Women (NFDW) will host its annual national convention this year in the city of Lorain. The group’s 53rd annual convention will take place from June 5-8 at ...

FeatureIn Louisiana, women can no longer get an abortion even in cases of rape or incest. It was the month of December 2021. Edith Romero, 29 at the time, wasn't expecting to get pregnant as she ...

The Federation of Democratic Women of Indiana County will hold its annual spaghetti dinner and petition signing event from 11 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. Jan. 28 at the Chevy Chase Community Center, 640 N.

The Blair County Federation of Democratic Women will meet at 6 p.m. today, at Perkins Restaurant, 3300 Pleasant Valley Blvd., Altoona. All women who are registered Democrats are welcome to attend.

The January meeting of the Blair County Federation of Democratic Women has been canceled due to the weather. The group will hold its next meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18, at Perkins Restaurant ...

The Federation of Democratic Women of Indiana County recently announced its 2025 Woman of the Year. Pictured, from left, are Nancy Westburg, FDWIC past president and 2024 WOY; Jane Mitchell, co ...