The Louisiana Legislature could soon change campaign finance laws, creating new political committees and raising the bar for reporting requirements.

Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry said the new process will let the state swiftly replace badly outdated machines.

Louisiana lawmakers might diminish information available to the public about political donations and election spending through a sprawling rewrite of the state’s campaign finance law. Gov. Jeff Landry

Louisiana has become the first state in the country to adopt the federal government’s new voter maintenance database, known as DOGE

Louisiana politicians would be able to use money they raise to run for elected office on a much broader group of expenses.

Grant Parish Sheriff Steven McCain is endorsing U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana to continue his role in the Senate. Cassidy is up for reelection to his Senate seat in 2026, and has already seen competitors campaigning for a seat in Washington to represent Louisiana.

The campaign, sent to voters via the GOP fundraising platform WinRed, links concerns about voter eligibility to the escape of 10 inmates from a Louisiana jail.

UNION PARISH, La. (KNOE) - Attorney John Belton announced he will not seek re-election as District Attorney in Louisiana’s Third Judicial District. Belton’s decision comes after 33 years of service as a prosecutor and advocate. He was first elected as DA for the Third Judicial District in 2014 and re-elected in 2020 without opposition.