Louisiana Congressman Steve Scalise has seen the writing on the wall and has ended his campaign to be the next Speaker of the U-S House. Scalise could only afford to lose four votes from Republicans and there were at least 15 GOP lawmakers against him, despite receiving the House Republican nomination on Wednesday.

Election Day is tomorrow and the Secretary of State’s office is encouraging voters to remember a few things before heading to the polls. Teiko Foxx has more…
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The governor’s race highlights tomorrow’s ballot. The other statewide offices are also on the ballot. Lapolitics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford expects the races for attorney general. state treasurer and secretary of state to end up in a run-off. He says there are also plenty of tight legislative races…
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There are also three competitive state senate races in northwest Louisiana.

Starting on Monday there will be intermittent, alternating lane closures on Interstate 10 in Lafayette and Acadia Parish. Work to replace the pavement will continue through July. Louisiana Department of Transportation spokesperson Deidra Druilhet says most of the road work will take place at night…
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