Qualifying period for Louisiana election ends. Here's who could be on your ballot

NEW ORLEANS — The field is officially set for one of the most pivotal elections New Orleans has seen in years. With Mayor LaToya Cantrell term-limited, the city’s top job is up for grabs — and more than a dozen candidates are jumping in.

Qualifying for mayor, council seats and a handful of other local seats ran from Wednesday, July 9 through Friday, July 11, and like years past it was basically a cattle call for serious politicians, wannabes,

Hutson temporarily paused her campaign in the days after the jailbreak but confirmed to WWL Louisiana that she will run for a second term.

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson is expected to resume her campaign for re-election, sources confirmed Wednesday, weeks after suspending her bid in the wake of the highly publicized mass jailbreak from the Orleans Justice Center.

The Louisiana Republican has a total of $9 million cash on hand -- a record for state Senate candidates at this point in the 2026 cycle -- in his total war chest, according to his campaign.

The Supreme Court on Friday put off ruling on a second Black majority congressional district in Louisiana, instead ordering new arguments in the fall.

The top House Democrat plans a town hall in Louisiana, home to Republican Speaker Mike Johnson and his deputy, to rally against the health care cuts in the GOP bill that President Donald Trump

Xavier University of Louisiana, the nation’s only historically Black and Catholic university and a prominent New Orleans-based

Press release provided – State Representative Jerome “Zee” Zeringue (R-52), has officially announced his candidacy for the Terrebonne Parish Clerk of Court. The current Clerk, Theresa Robichaux, is retiring. A special election is scheduled for October 11, 2025.

Though the 2026 midterms may feel distant, the races for U.S. Senate seats in Texas and Louisiana are already drawing early attention—and could have national implications, according

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