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  • Saturday, November 19 2011 11:42 PM EST2011-11-20 04:42:51 GMT
    There were several important seats decided tonight, including offices in which a few incumbents failed to win re-election. Voter turnout appeared to be low.

  • Friday, November 4 2011 11:20 AM EDT2011-11-04 15:20:13 GMT
    Early voting for the Nov. 19 runoff election begins on Saturday and runs through Nov. 12. Contact the registrar of voters office in your parish for times.

  • Sunday, October 23 2011 10:53 AM EDT2011-10-23 14:53:54 GMT
    Many races for the Oct. 22 were decided early, like governor of Louisiana. However, others were a lot closer, including forced runoffs in some cases.

  • Sunday, October 23 2011 3:15 AM EDT2011-10-23 07:15:01 GMT
    Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal easily coasted into a second term with a landslide victory. He captured 66 percent of the vote, despite facing nine opponents.

  • Sunday, October 23 2011 3:14 AM EDT2011-10-23 07:14:25 GMT
    The race for lieutenant governor went down to the wire, but in the end, Jay Dardenne got the bigger numbers to win his re-election bid.

  • Sunday, October 23 2011 3:14 AM EDT2011-10-23 07:14:07 GMT
    In the closest statewide race in the election, Tom Schedler beat Jim Tucker to keep his job as Louisiana's secretary of state.

  • Sunday, October 23 2011 2:01 AM EDT2011-10-23 06:01:21 GMT
    Things are expected to heat up in one of the big races in Livingston Parish. There will be a runoff for parish president between Mike Grimmer and Layton Ricks.

  • Sunday, October 23 2011 1:38 AM EDT2011-10-23 05:38:30 GMT
    For the first time in 35 years, Livingston Parish will soon have a new sheriff without the last name Graves. Chief Deputy Jason Ard took the largest chunk of the votes.

  • Thursday, October 20 2011 6:25 AM EDT2011-10-20 10:25:58 GMT
    EBR Parish Sheriff Sid Gautreaux was scheduled to appear as a candidate to talk about his re-election campaign, but he has bronchitis and laryngitis.

  • Tuesday, October 18 2011 9:29 AM EDT2011-10-18 13:29:05 GMT
    The two candidates for vying for the Louisiana secretary of state squared off Monday. Much of the debate focused on managing resources with budget cutbacks.

  • Tuesday, October 18 2011 9:28 AM EDT2011-10-18 13:28:52 GMT
    Officials said more Louisiana voters cast their ballots early in this election than any non-presidential election in state history.

  • Thursday, October 13 2011 6:34 AM EDT2011-10-13 10:34:26 GMT
    A new poll shows Gov. Bobby Jindal is set to win the Oct. 22 election by a landslide. It shows 57 percent of those surveyed said they would vote for him.

  • Wednesday, October 12 2011 9:34 PM EDT2011-10-13 01:34:54 GMT
    Two men running for sheriff in East Feliciana say that drugs are in the parish, law enforcement knows where the dealers are, but they're still on the street.Five men are up against current Sheriff Talmadge

  • Monday, October 10 2011 7:59 PM EDT2011-10-10 23:59:27 GMT
    There are four retirement systems in the state of Louisiana with a total debt of $18 billion.  Even with that heavy debt, we're told none of the systems is in jeopardy of failing.

  • Friday, October 7 2011 6:38 AM EDT2011-10-07 10:38:38 GMT
    Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne and challenger Billy Nungesser, the current president of Plaquemines Parish, debated without arguing before a packed house.

  • Thursday, October 6 2011 1:41 PM EDT2011-10-06 17:41:25 GMT
    The nine candidates challenging Gov. Bobby Jindal for his office will participate in a gubernatorial debate next week, but Jindal has decided to skip it.

  • Tuesday, October 4 2011 11:54 PM EDT2011-10-05 03:54:46 GMT
    Roads, sewage and business development were among several hot topics in a political roundtable Tuesday night in Livingston Parish.  More than a dozen candidates running for office gave their take on the issues.

  • Voters will head to the polls on Oct. 22 to elect Louisiana's leaders for the next few years. We've compiled a list of offices and the candidates running for them.

  • Sep 21, 2011 08:17 PM 2011-09-22 10:20:24 GMT
    Candidates are still following many of the traditional means to attract voters, but they are also using the available technology of social media to gather supporters.

  • Sep 13, 2011 08:44 PM 2011-09-14 10:47:49 GMT
    New numbers show Louisiana ranks very high when it comes to citizens registering to vote. The deadline to register for the Oct. 22 election is Sept. 22.

  • Sep 12, 2011 02:29 PM 2011-09-13 10:31:16 GMT
    Ascension Parish Sheriff Jeff Wiley will not face any opponents in the fall election after two opponents in the race withdrew their names from the ballot. Murphy Painter withdrew his name Monday morning.

  • Friday, September 9 2011 11:09 AM EDT2011-09-09 15:09:36 GMT
    There were no real surprises as qualifying for statewide and other races ended Thursday. A total of 10 people qualified for the governor's race.

  • Sep 8, 2011 10:56 AM 2011-09-09 00:09:37 GMT
    The race for sheriff in Ascension Parish will be one to keep an eye on.  It features two long-time political foes.

  • The sign-up period for the Oct. 22 election ended Thursday at 5 p.m.

Additional Political Information

State and National Representatives

Who is your State Representative?  Where are the district boundaries for the 7 U.S. Representative from Louisiana? How do I contact my representative? All of these questions, and more, can be answered here.

Voting

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Information on Legislation and Elections

From proposed constitutional amendments to details on bills that have passed, this is your quick link center to keep up with the work your elected officials are doing.

Important Governmental Offices

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