By Greg LaRose | Editor-in-Chief
Why is no one talking about moving our clocks back an hour every night? I could get use to that, especially with a long Election Day looming tomorrow.
National election prognosticators have downgraded the chances that Republican U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow, left, will win the U.S. Senate race in Louisiana, while Democrat Jamie Davis continues to gain ground, according to campaign analysts. (Photos by Wes Muller/Louisiana Illuminator)
By Julie O’Donoghue
For months, the outcome of the U.S. Senate race in Louisiana was considered a foregone conclusion. Congresswoman Julia Letlow, R-Baton Rouge, was expected to easily beat Democratic candidate Jamie Davis, a farmer and one-term Tensas Parish police juror. But on the eve of Election Day, a GOP victory appears less certain, according to election analysts as well as political advisers and elected officials from both major parties with recent experience in statewide Louisiana campaigns.
Railroad companies have expropriation authority in Louisiana. The state lawmaker who authored Amendment 8 on the Nov. 3 ballot says it will prevent any foreign adversary that acquires a rail line from taking over private property in the state. (Photo by Dana DiFilippo/New Jersey Monitor)
By Greg LaRose
Louisiana has already joined a trend among states that have banned certain foreign nations from gaining control of private property. It would bake the prohibition into the state constitution if its voters approve a proposal on Tuesday’s ballot, but some have questioned whether the law is really needed in the first place.
A truck stands in water after Tropical Storm Arthur caused flooding in Avoyelles Parish in June 2026. (Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries)
By Elise Plunk
Almost 90% of U.S. properties facing high flood risk don’t have insurance to cover such a catastrophe, according to a government watchdog agency’s latest report. To address the problem, it’s calling upon Congress to confront large structural issues within the insurance industry to try and close the coverage gap.
By Leslie Turk | The Current
Lafayette community activist Matthew Humphrey is suing U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins, alleging the congressman violated his First Amendment rights by blocking him two years ago from his official Facebook page in retaliation for political criticism.
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