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What To Expect In Louisiana’s General Election

Louisiana voters on Saturday will decide the fates of four proposed amendments to the state constitution, in the final statewide election of 2024.

How The Neutral Ground is Looking to Make a Change in How We Communicate

When was the last time someone changed your mind by ridiculing your core beliefs, or questioning your motives or intelligence? For most of us...

Landry, Republicans Score Major Political Victory with Income Tax Cuts

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana Illuminator) — Gov. Jeff Landry scored one of the biggest victories of his political career Friday when he managed to...

Jefferson Parish Voters Can Evaluate Public School Tax Proposal with BGR’s Latest Report

NEW ORLEANS (press release) — The Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) published a new report last Thursday: On the Ballot: Jefferson Parish School Tax,...

Trump’s Republican Party is Increasingly Winning Union Voters. It’s a Shift Seen in His Labor Pick

WASHINGTON D.C. (Associated Press) — Working-class voters helped Republicans make steady election gains this year and expanded a coalition that increasingly includes rank-and-file union...

Baton Rouge Mayor Sharon Weston Broome Elected NLC President

Washington, DC (press release) – The National League of Cities (NLC) has elected Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome of Baton Rouge, Louisiana as its new president. Weston...

Jefferson Parish Councilman Scott Walker Announces Plans to Run for Parish President in 2027

JEFFERSON, La. (Nov. 14, 2024) — Jefferson Parish Councilman-At-Large Scott Walker has confirmed to WDSU that he plans to run for parish president in...

City Council President Helena Moreno Takes First Step Toward Mayoral Bid

NEW ORLEANS — City Council President Helena Moreno’s filing of a disclosure form with the Louisiana Ethics Board has sparked speculation that she may...

Councilmember Harris Refutes BGR’s Report on Housing Trust Fund & Underscores Its Need

NEW ORLEANS (press release) — District ‘B’ Councilmember Lesli Harris, who chairs the Quality of Life Committee and has been an advocate for affordable...

BGR Reviews Housing Trust Fund Charter Amendment on Nov. 5 Ballot

NEW ORLEANS (press release) — The Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) has released an On the Ballot report analyzing a proposed charter amendment in...

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