Stephen Waguespack, candidate for governor speaks to the media after qualifying at the Secretary of State’s Office on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023 in Baton Rouge, La.

The former head of one of Louisiana’s most powerful business groups, Stephen Waguespack, and 37-year-old state Rep. Richard Nelson round out the crowded list of GOP candidates who will be on the ...

It added almost 500,000 more people to the government-backed health insurance program prior to COVID-19 and helped Louisiana’s overall uninsured rate drop precipitously. None of the candidates running ...

Louisiana’s six major candidates for governor agree that health care needs to be a priority The Medicaid budget alone was close to $18 billion in the last budget cycle and provided health ...

Most of the governor candidates also said they are open to this change. State Sen. Sharon Hewitt, R-Slidell, said she supports this approach because she believes it will make Louisiana attractive to ...

The floodgates have opened in Louisiana's election season.Candidates flocked to register Tuesday for several highly anticipated races with no incumbent on the ballot this year, including governor ...

Two of the governor's candidates, state Sen. Sharon Hewitt and state Rep. Richard Nelson, both voted in favor of Louisiana's current abortion ban as legislators in 2022, but Nelson said additional ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — The floodgates have opened in Louisiana’s election season. Candidates flocked to register Tuesday for several highly anticipated races with no incumbent on the ballot this ...

Louisiana gubernatorial candidate Jeff Landry speaks to supporters during a watch party at Broussard Ballroom, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. AP. Landry, 52, has raised the profile of attorney general ...

Two of the governor's candidates, state Sen. Sharon Hewitt and state Rep. Richard Nelson, both voted in favor of Louisiana's current abortion ban as legislators in 2022, but Nelson said additional ...

Jeff Landry, Louisiana’s new governor, is pushing to scrap the state’s unique open primary system, which would be a dramatic change to how the state elects its politicians.