In majority-Black communities across Louisiana, the result is a pool of voters who felt alienated and undervalued, said Jay Banks, a former Democrat on the New Orleans City Council and member of ...

As a Democrat in 2022, Thompson signed onto Republican ... Thompson—who represents a largely rural area outside the north Louisiana city of Monroe—took pains to emphasize that record in ...

Before a single ballot was cast, Louisiana Democrats knew they couldn’t win ... or do they go full city progressive to energize people?” said Ms. Landry, who won her race.

Even as Democratic cities take such steps ... Among the nation’s strictest, the Louisiana law does not include exceptions for rape and incest. Abortions are now illegal here after the first ...

At the bottom are Louisiana, West Virginia ... Phoenix, the nation’s fifth-most populous city, also has a Democratic mayor. So does Salt Lake City. Only Provo has a Republican mayor.