New Orleans voters will pick two new council members, clerk of criminal district court Saturday

It’s election day in Louisiana and voters in New Orleans will elect two new City Council members and decide the outcome...

See live vote totals for important local races in November 2025 Louisiana election

If you’re looking for election results, here’s how to find the latest in your Louisiana parish.

Robert Baumann, lobbyist and longtime LSU official who specialized in oil and gas, dies at 74

Robert Baumann was a confidante of LSU president and governors on energy issues.

Calvin Duncan, known as the ‘jailhouse lawyer,’ wins heated clerk of court race in New Orleans

New Orleans voters decided a tense race for Orleans Parish Clerk of Criminal Court, a job tasked with maintaining court records...

Jefferson Parish’s West Bank voters approve flood protection renewal tax on second try

West Bank voters weighed whether to renew a key flood protection tax that funds levees, floodgates and pump stations across Jefferson...

In New Orleans’ French Quarter, voters renew tax to fund security, programs for homeless

Most of the revenues will be used to shore up police patrols in the neighborhood.

This candidate is the next New Orleans City Council member for District E

See who has won the New Orleans City Council’s District E seat.