Cedric Richmond
President Joe Biden speaks as he commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa race massacre, at the Greenwood Cultural Center, Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in Tulsa, Okla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Biden decries 'horrific' Tulsa massacre in emotional speech

By Jonathan Lemire And Darlene Superville Jun. 01, 2021 12:05 AM EDT

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., left, participates in a mock swearing-in ceremony for Rep. Julia Letlow, R-La., center, and her two children Jeremiah, 3, and Jacqueline, 1, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 14, 2021. Letlow easily won a special election for the northeast Louisiana-based U.S. House seat that her husband, Luke, couldn't fill because of his death from complications related to COVID-19. Luke's father, Johnny Letlow, holds Luke's bible. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Louisiana congresswoman takes office, replacing late husband

By Alan Fram Apr. 14, 2021 02:31 PM EDT

State Sen. Troy Carter poses in his office in New Orleans, La., Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. Carter is running for Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District seat which was vacated by Cedric Richmond after he left to be part of President Joe Biden's administration. (Max Becherer/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)
Julia Letlow wins northeast Louisiana-based US House seat

By Melinda Deslatte Mar. 20, 2021 01:01 AM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 21, 2021, file photo, Julia Letlow, widow of Republican U.S. Rep.-elect Luke Letlow, speaks to reporters in Baton Rouge, La., after signing up to run for the 5th District seat. Three months after Louisiana voters determined the state's congressional lineup, the presidential election and the coronavirus pandemic are forcing a new round of elections Saturday for two of those U.S. House seats. Julia Letlow is the front-runner among 12 candidates in the race, with the backing of Donald Trump and the state GOP in a deep red district and more money raised than all her competitors combined. (AP Photo/Brett Duke, File)
Louisiana holds special election Saturday for US House seats

By Melinda Deslatte Mar. 19, 2021 01:07 AM EDT

The sunsets as people arrive to vote at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Ironton, Louisiana for Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (Chris Granger/The Advocate via AP)
Elections again? Voting opens in Louisiana's US House races

By Melinda Deslatte Mar. 05, 2021 09:48 AM EST

President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with lawmakers on investments in infrastructure, in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, in Washington. From left, Biden, Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, on screen. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Biden team readies wider economic package after virus relief

By Kevin Freking, Hope Yen And Josh Boak Feb. 28, 2021 07:20 AM EST

FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2021, photo, President Joe Biden during his meeting with Democratic lawmakers to discuss a coronavirus relief package, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Even as President Joe Biden gathers with senators and works the phones to push for a giant COVID relief package, his team is increasingly focused on selling the plan directly to voters. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Biden team pitches US on big virus aid as Senate starts work

By Josh Boak And Lisa Mascaro Feb. 04, 2021 12:06 AM EST

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., speaks during a confirmation hearing for Secretary of Veterans Affairs nominee Denis McDonough before the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, in Washington. (Sarah Silbiger/Pool via AP)
Biden to meet with GOP lawmakers to discuss virus relief

By Aamer Madhani Jan. 31, 2021 10:26 AM EST

Publisher and community activist Gary Chambers Jr., D-Baton Rouge, speaks about his campaign for the 2nd Congressional District seat after signing up for the race on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La. The seat is vacant because former U.S. Rep. Cedric Richmond resigned to work for the Biden administration. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)
Louisiana congressional candidate registration period ends

By Melinda Deslatte Jan. 22, 2021 07:03 PM EST

Julia Letlow, widow of Republican U.S. Rep.-elect Luke Letlow, speaks to members of the press at the Louisiana State Archives after signing up to run for the 5th District seat on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La. Luke Letlow won a December election for the congressional seat but died of COVID-19 complications in December, before he could be sworn into office. (AP Photo/Brett Duke)
Widow of Louisiana congressman-elect qualifies for election

By Melinda Deslatte Jan. 21, 2021 11:43 AM EST

Editorial Roundup: Louisiana

By The Associated Press Jan. 20, 2021 01:09 PM EST
Recent editorials from Louisiana newspapers: ___ Jan. 20 The Advocate on President Joe Biden's...

State Sen. Karen Carter Peterson, D-New Orleans, speaks about her campaign for the 2nd Congressional District seat after signing up for the race on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La. The seat is vacant because former U.S. Rep. Cedric Richmond resigned to work for the Biden administration. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)
Candidate qualifying begins in Louisiana congressional races

By Melinda Deslatte Jan. 20, 2021 12:19 PM EST

FILE - In this July 22, 2020 file photo, Luke Letlow, R-Start, chief of staff to exiting U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham, speaks after signing up to run for Louisiana's 5th Congressional District in Baton Rouge, La. The widow of Republican U.S. Rep.-elect Letlow is entering the race to fill the Louisiana congressional vacancy left by her husband’s death from complications related to COVID-19. Julia Barnhill Letlow announced her campaign launch Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte, File)
Letlow's widow enters race for Louisiana congressional seat

By Melinda Deslatte Jan. 14, 2021 10:15 AM EST

Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin speaks to the House and Governmental Affairs Committee about his proposed emergency plan for the fall Louisiana elections, on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)
Louisiana lawmakers back COVID-19 rules for next elections

By Melinda Deslatte Jan. 05, 2021 01:08 AM EST

Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, right, talks with Dr. Mona Moghareh, a pharmacist with Ochsner Medical Center in Jefferson, La., as she sets up a station to administer the first vials of the coronavirus vaccine on Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. (Chris Granger/The Advocate via AP)
Analysis: New Louisiana political year, with repeat debates

By Melinda Deslatte Jan. 03, 2021 04:00 PM EST

Luke Letlow, R-Start, chief of staff to exiting U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham, speaks after signing up to run for Louisiana's 5th Congressional District, on July 22, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)
Louisiana Congressman-elect Luke Letlow dies from COVID-19

By Melinda Deslatte Dec. 30, 2020 10:56 AM EST

Luke Letlow, R-Start, chief of staff to exiting U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham, speaks after signing up to run for Louisiana's 5th Congressional District, on July 22, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)
Louisiana Congressman-elect Luke Letlow dead from COVID-19

By Melinda Deslatte Dec. 29, 2020 10:01 PM EST

FILE - In this Oct. 7, 2020, file photo, Mona Hardin, center left at podium, mother of Ronald Greene, speaks at a news conference outside the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge, La. Greene died following a police chase in Louisiana in 2019, and his death is now under federal investigation. Greene's family filed a federal wrongful-death lawsuit in May alleging troopers "brutalized" Greene, used a stun gun on him three times and "left him beaten, bloodied and in cardiac arrest," before covering up his actual cause of death. (AP Photo/Dorthy Ray, File)
Pandemic, hurricanes top Louisiana news for 2020

Dec. 28, 2020 06:54 AM EST

Louisiana's newest congressman hospitalized with COVID-19

Dec. 19, 2020 03:55 PM EST
MONROE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s newest member of Congress was admitted to a hospital for monitoring on Saturday, one day after announcing that he had been...

FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2020, file photo Army Gen. Gustave Perna, who is leading Operation Warp Speed, speaks during at an event in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. The Army general in charge of getting COVID-19 vaccines across the United States apologized on Saturday, Dec. 19, for “miscommunication” with states over the number of doses to be delivered in the early stages of distribution. "I failed. I'm adjusting. I am fixing and we will move forward from there," Perna told reporters in telephone briefing. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
The Latest: Texas virus death toll rises above 25,000

The Associated Press Dec. 19, 2020 01:01 AM EST