Lambert Boissiere II, left, speaks with his son, Lambert Boissiere III during a meeting of the state Democratic Party, Saturday, August 13, 2022, at the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge, La.

The statewide electoral power of the Democratic Party has been sliding steadily since about 1980. Democrats haven’t held a majority in Louisiana’s congressional delegation since the 1990s and ...

Trump-backed Atty. Gen. Jeff Landry wins Louisiana governor’s seat back for Republicans. Termed-out John Bel Edwards is the only Democratic governor in the Deep South.

Randal Gaines, a 68-year-old former Louisiana state representative, was selected Saturday as the next head of the deep-red Pelican State's Democratic Party.