When state Sen. Gerald Long exits the Louisiana Legislature Monday it will be the first time in a century the state won’t ... cousins and son Russell Long, who became an icon in the U.S. Senate.

Senator Gerald Long is exiting the state legislature Monday, making it the first time in a century that Louisiana won't have someone from the Long family serving in ... years in the state Senate.

And from 1948 until 1986, Russell Long, Huey's son, served in the Senate. Gerald's older brother, Jimmy, was a state representative from Winnfield from 1968-2000.

The decision by embattled state Sen. Troy Brown to resign from office, rather than face an expulsion vote Monday (Feb. 20) by his Senate colleagues, means Louisiana political history won't ...

And from 1948 until 1986, Russell Long, Huey’s son, served in the Senate. Gerald’s older brother, Jimmy, was a state representative from Winnfield from 1968-2000.

And term limits are ending the Huey Long family's dynasty, with Republican Gerald Long's exit from the Senate marking the first time in 100 years that a Long won't be in an elected Louisiana office.

In the end, the Senate didn’t bring it up for a vote. Sen. Kirk Talbot, R-River Ridge, took to the dais to introduce Senate ...

The Louisiana House elected Republican Clay Schexnayder to be its new House speaker Monday, spurning the lawmaker favored by Attorney General Jeff Landry and U.S. Sen. John Kennedy in an acrimonious ...