A federal judge is giving state lawmakers a little more time to redraw a Congressional district map that must have two majority-minority districts to comply with the Voting Rights Act. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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Governor-elect Jeff Landry has named Bryan Adams to be the next State Fire Marshal and Thomas Friloux as the Louisiana National Guard’s next Adjutant General. Adams has more than 40 years of experience in fire and emergency service and Friloux has served as a Louisiana guardsman for more than 35 years.
A retired state Supreme Court Justice is hearing a lawsuit today filed by Caddo Parish Sheriff candidate John Nickelson who lost the election by one vote. During the recount, Nickelson says the Board of Election Supervisors only rescanned mail-in ballots instead of a hand count. The Republican says two people voted twice, and…
Henry Whitehorn, who was declared the winner in the recount, says the results should stand. The Democrat says he’s always been told the person with the most votes wins whether it’s by 1,000 votes or even just one vote…
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Whitehorn says the lawsuit is asking the court to disregard the election process.