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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

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

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

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Jun. 16, 2020 03:05 AM EDT
QUEEN LATIFAH ON “GONE WITH THE WIND” NEW YORK (AP) — Queen Latifah says if she had her way, “Gone With the Wind” — would be gone for good....

Protesters rally in solidarity with those in Minnesota over the killing of George Floyd by police, in Lafayette, La. Sunday, May 31, 2020. (Scott Clause/The Daily Advertiser via AP)
Louisiana governor praises state's peaceful Floyd protests

By Melinda Deslatte Jun. 03, 2020 05:43 PM EDT

Trial date pushed in Alton Sterling wrongful death lawsuit

May. 05, 2020 01:19 PM EDT
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A new trial date has been set in the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a black man killed by a white police officer in...