As expected, voter turnout in the Oct. 14 primary was dismal overall, particularly in Black and Democratic strongholds. Turnout was significantly higher among Republicans, according to early v…
We won’t know the early voting results in Saturday’s statewide primary elections until election night, but we can read quite a bit into the early voting statistics released by the Secretary of…
Jefferson Parish elections typically go one of two ways: They’re either lopsided victories for favored (or unopposed) incumbents or bare-knuckle brawls that divide the parish into geographic a…
For decades, candidates for governor and the Legislature have cited Louisiana’s shameful infant mortality rate, which ranks among the highest in the nation and the world, as a pressing problem…
