On the first day of the special session, the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee approved legislation to push back qualifying and the primary election dates for the 2026 federal elections by one month. Black lawmakers oppose the move — Shreveport Senator Sam Jenkins told the bill’s author, Caleb Kleinpeter from Port Allen, that the legislature should not be changing election laws this close to the election.
Qualifying for the party primaries is currently scheduled for January, and the primary elections are set for April and May. Klieinpeter’s bill, which now heads to the Senate floor for another vote, pushes qualifying back to February and the closed party primary would be in May and the run-off in June.
For Buc-ee’s fans in North Louisiana, the big day is finally here – groundbreaking on the massive 70-thousand-square-foot Buc-ee’s in Ruston. Mayor Ronny Walker says it follows major progress on site prep.
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He says people can’t wait for the new Buc-ee’s to open in early 2027.
Nicholls State is ranked as the best value college in Louisiana. Andre Champagne has the story.
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When you go to a Saints game in New Orleans, the sports website Pickswise claims you’re going to the most haunted stadium in the NFL George Rogan with Pickswise says a major factor is the close proximity to St. Louis Cemetery.