A special session begins on Thursday at the state capitol, as lawmakers look at delaying the party primaries for the federal elections. Andre Champagne has the story.
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The latest campaign finance reports involving the candidates for the 2026 Senate show Republican Incumbent Bill Cassidy with a large lead over his main challengers. Jeanne Burns has the story.
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Louisiana’s two national championship baseball teams visit the White House today. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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The Louisiana Legislature returns to Baton Rouge on Thursday for a special session that could result in the pushing back of the qualifying period and the primary election dates for the 2026 federal elections. Advocate political reporter Tyler Bridge said on Talk Louisiana on WRKF that The U-S Supreme Court could rule the state’s current Congressional map is unconstitutional, but when that ruling will come down is unknown…
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Qualifying for the U-S Senate race and Louisiana’s six U-S House seats is January 14th to the 16th. The first party primary is April 18th, with the run-off set for May 30th. The winners of the party primaries would face off in a general election in November. Bridges says the calendar allows for qualifying and the party primaries to be delayed….
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The special session is set to begin Thursday and could last until November 13th. Legislation to delay qualifying and the primaries will be voted on at that time. Bridges also expects legislation to be filed that would switch next year’s federal elections back to an open primary, which means qualifying would take place in the summer time…
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Republican U-S Senator Bill Cassidy has 9.5 million dollars in campaign funds as he gears up for his re-election bid. Two of Cassidy’s opponents, state Senator Blake Miguez and Louisiana Treasurer John Fleming report having two million dollars on hand. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says Cassidy continues to do well in getting donors to support his campaign…
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Cassidy’s other two challengers in the Republican party primary, P-S-C member Eric Skrmetta and St. Tammany Parish councilwoman Kathy Seiden have yet to report their donations for the third quarter. Pinsonat says having such a lead when it comes to campaign donations does not guarantee victory, but it’s a significant factor…
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Cassidy has drawn several well-known challengers because he voted in 2021 to impeach Donald Trump. But Pinsonat says that vote has not weakened Cassidy’s campaign warchest…
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Louisiana’s two national championship baseball teams will be at the White House today. LSU won the College World Series, while LSU-Shreveport wrapped up an undefeated season with an NAIA World Series title. LSU Head Coach Jay Johnson says being celebrated at the White House is something he had always dreamed about as a kid.
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Johnson says most of the team will be able to make the trip.
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LSU-Shreveport Athletic Director Lucas Morgan says this is something that the Pilots baseball team has been looking forward to ever since wrapping up their perfect season.
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LSU-Shreveport was the first college baseball team at any level to go through an entire season undefeated. Morgan says an unprecedented feat deserves an unprecedented invitation.
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The Saints capped off a frustrating weekend for most Louisiana football fans by losing to the Chicago Bears 26 to 14. It’s the fourth straight win for the Bears, who have been feasting on takeaways and they forced four more turnovers yesterday. Head Coach Kellen Moore…
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Saints quarterback Spencer Rattler was responsible for all four turnovers. He was intercepted three times and fumbled in the first quarter to set up a Chicago field goal. Rattler detailed what happened with each turnover…
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The Saints are back home this Sunday to host Tampa Bay.
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For the first time in 35 years, LSU lost to Vanderbilt on Saturday as the Commodores defeated the Tigers 31-24 in Nashville. LSU had no answers for Vandy quarterback Diego Pavia as he threw for 160 yards and a touchdown. Pavia also rushed for 86 yards and two touchdowns. Coach Brian Kelly says the goal was to prevent Pavia from beating them with his legs…
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Vanderbilt had nearly 400 yards of total offense against an LSU defense that was thought to be good. The Commodores were six for 13 on third down as the Tigers could not get off the field. Kelly explains what went wrong…
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The Tigers were missing two defensive starters on Saturday, Bernard Gooden and Whit Weeks. During the game, starting left tackle, Tyree Adams, went down with a left ankle injury. Kelly says injuries are not an excuse for the team’s performance…
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The Cajuns dropped to 2-5 with a 22-10 loss to Southern Miss. UL-Lafayette starting quarterback Lunch Winfield rushed for 98 yards, but only threw for 112 yards as the Cajuns could not capitalize on three turnovers by the Golden Eagles. Winfield says the offense should be scoring more points…
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ULM led 17-14 in the third quarter, but Troy scored the next 23 points and went on to win 37-14 in Malone on Saturday. Warhawks Coach Bryant Vincent says his team could not overcome late-game turnovers…
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