Pogy proposals

By Elise Plunk | Reporter

A brief note on election news to start: The Louisiana Legislature has approved holding the state’s postponed U.S. House elections on Nov. 3, but the races will be decided with an open primary with candidates from all parties being placed on the ballot. Any runoffs needed will take place Dec. 12. The closed U.S. Senate party primaries and other contests are still on for Saturday. Check out our Voter Guide to learn what’s on the state-level ballot.

By Elise Plunk

Efforts to put heavy restrictions on the menhaden fishing industry in Louisiana appear to have failed to advance so far this legislative session. The only ones moving forward have been those with no opposition from commercial fishing interests. We’ll guide you through the various proposals.

By Robert Stewart, Verite

Keith Ezidore, a 73-year-old man who spent more than three decades in prison on a murder conviction that was overturned last summer, walked out of the St. James Parish Jail this week to cheers and applause. As he awaits a new trial, the attorney general’s office has tried to keep Ezidore confined.

By Julie O’Donoghue

Currently, state legislators and the attorney general are the only elected officials who can carry handguns there. Edmonds’ legislation adds the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, insurance commissioner and agriculture commissioner to that list.

By Tia Fields

After nearly 10 hours of overnight testimony and debate, the outcome of the Louisiana Legislature’s latest redistricting committee meeting felt less like a decision and more like a declaration — a declaration about whose voices matter and whose can be managed.

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