By Greg LaRose | Editor-in-Chief
Court clashes lie ahead for Gov. Jeff Landry after he called off the six U.S. House races in the May 16 party primaries. Meanwhile, the early voting period for that election continues.
lection workers assist voters at the State Archives in Baton Rouge on Saturday, May 2, 2026, the first day of the early voting period for the May 16 party primary election. (Julie O’Donoghue/LAI)
By Julie O’Donoghue
Early voting for the May 16 election began Saturday with confusion over whether all the races listed on the ballot are still taking place. Even motivated voters who showed up within the first few hours said they weren’t quite sure whether the U.S. House elections were still happening.
State Sen. Rick Edmonds, said he will continue to campaign for the 5th Congressional District election, even after Gov. Jeff Landry called off Louisiana's U.S. House party primaries this month. (Greg LaRose/LAI)
By Julie O’Donoghue
Despite the state’s top elections official saying the ballots won’t count, U.S. House candidates in Louisiana are still urging voters to check the box for them during the early voting period that began Saturday.
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By Tia Fields
Within a matter of days, voters across this state have been forced to absorb three major disruptions at once: the dismantling of Black voting representation through the ruling in Louisiana v. Callais; the suspension of congressional primary elections already in progress; and a statewide constitutional amendment that could fundamentally reshape public education in East Baton Rouge Parish and beyond.
Jimmie Duncan hugs his parents, Sharon and Bennie, upon his release from prison last year. (Jamal Barnes for the Innocence Project)
By Richard A. Webster, Verite
Jimmie Duncan’s conviction was overturned in April of last year by a Ouachita Parish judge who determined that it was based, in part, on bite-mark evidence now considered by experts to be junk science. The state’s chief justice said his case could be a major test of a 2021 Louisiana law passed to provide a clearer path for post-conviction relief in the face of new evidence demonstrating innocence.
By Kelcie Moseley-Morris
A U.S. Food and Drug Administration rule from 2023 allowed mifepristone, one of two drugs used to terminate a pregnancy before 10 weeks and to treat miscarriages, to be dispensed without an in-person visit with a health provider. An appellate court panel has blocked the policy while the FDA conducts a study into the medication’s safety, despite prior research supporting its use.
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