Former state Rep. Damon Baldone attempted to change his party affiliation to both Democrat and Republican — a dual registration — on Monday morning with the Terrebonne Parish Registrar of Voters, but was refused and he is now taking the matter to ...

After building a political career out of a novice run for the U.S. Senate last year, retired Air Force Col. Rob Maness of Madisonville told LaPolitics he may be ready to do it again in 2016 ...

Given the treacherous tax votes that state lawmakers took during this year’s regular session, many now find themselves on the defensive as the fall election season kicks into high gear ...

As we’ve detailed in the first two parts of this series, selecting the right candidate to succeed Sheriff Mike Neustrom will prove one of the biggest decisions we make this year — one with the most lasting repercussions ...

Taking cues from their national assemblies, some of Lafayette’s Protestant churches are opening their arms and their doors to same-sex marriages ...

With senior U.S. Sen. David Vitter running for governor, three high-octane Republican politicians are already sounding like likely candidates, including Congressmen Charles Boustany and John Fleming and state Treasurer John Kennedy ...

With barely any state guidelines in place, super PACs are following federal regulations and case law that are largely untested in their own right ...

The annual legislative scorecard compiled by the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry is expected to be released in the coming days, kicking off a high-profile review season as lawmakers are asking for your vote ...

Barna Haynes, the longtime secretary to former Lafayette District Attorney Mike Harson, was sentenced to a year and a half in federal prison Friday for her role in the pay-for-plea DWI sentencing scandal ...

The state’s new fiscal year started on July 1 with a budget that lawmakers and the Jindal administration say is balanced, but Louisiana’s long-term financial outlook remains as murky as ever as tax collections fail to impress and an ongoing review ...