Public Service Commissioner Mike Francis, a Crowley Republican, said he will run for secretary of state this fall, joining a growing field of candidates seeking to unseat incumbent Kyle Ardoin.

Francis also would “strongly support extending the early voting.” Under Louisiana’s majority vote primary, all candidates will appear on the same ballot on Oct. 14. A candidate can win outright with ...

The race for Louisiana secretary of state, normally a low-key affair, has taken on a more political bent this year amid unproven claims of voter fraud, and the better-known candidates ...

Republican Mike Francis is running for Secretary of State of Louisiana. Francis is the Public Service Commissioner representing District 4. He started as a mud engineer and is the past founder and ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin, who has overseen elections in the state for the last five years, announced Tuesday that he will not seek reelection this year. In ...

Republican Louisiana Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin, the state's chief elections officer, won't run for reelection next fall, citing health concerns and blasting election deniers as spreading ...

The race for Louisiana secretary of state, normally a low-key affair, has taken on a more political bent this year amid unproven claims of voter fraud, and the better-known candidates ...