Republican Senator Bill Cassidy has won a second term as he easily avoided a runoff in a race that featured 14 challengers. Cassidy received 59-percent of the vote and his closest competitor; Democratic Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins garnered 19-percent. Cassidy told supporters last night he’ll continue to uphold conservative ideals.
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Perkins thanked his supporters during his concession speech for their work on his campaign that started in July…
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The five members of Louisiana’s House delegation up for re-election easily won last night. Republican Clay Higgins beat out three other opponents to win a third term. Higgins, a former law enforcement officer who was first elected in 2016, is humbled by the support he’s received…
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The open fifth district congressional race is headed to a runoff between two Republicans, Luke Letlow and Lance Harris.

The anti-abortion amendment, Constitutional Amendment one on the ballot, easily won last night. But two constitutional amendments failed, Four and Five. La-Politics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says Amendment Five dealt with creating a new category for tax breaks for manufacturers. He says it just didn’t have enough support…
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63-percent voted against Amendment Five.