By Elise Plunk | Reporter
CANCELED ELECTIONS?
Our team breaks down the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision involving Louisiana’s congressional districts and what it means for elections here and beyond.
Nick Albares is joined by his wife, Marguerite, and two of their three sons as he qualifies for office at the Louisiana State Archives. (Photo by Piper Hutchinson/LAI)
By Piper Hutchinson
Native New Orleanian Nick Albares has never held elected office before. But the 39-year-old Democrat believes his nearly 20 years working in the policy arena makes him a strong candidate for U.S. Senate.
Democratic Senate candidate Jamie Davis of Waterproof speaks to a supporter at a campaign stop in Baton Rouge on March 23, 2026. (Wes Muller/LAI)
By Wes Muller
When asked about guns while standing in the parking lot of a Baton Rouge restaurant for an interview, Jamie Davis, a Democrat in Louisiana’s U.S. Senate race, opened the back door of his truck and slowly withdrew a 7 mm bolt-action rifle.
Two of the four major Republican candidates running in Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District don’t live within its boundaries. (Photos by Greg LaRose/LAI)
By Julie O’Donoghue
Federal law doesn’t require a member of Congress to live in the district they represent. Whether Louisiana voters will care whether their representative lives in their community remains to be seen.
By Kevin Hardy
The National Energy Assistance Directors Association projects the average electricity cost to cool homes between June and September will increase again this year to a level 37% higher than in 2020.
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