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They fear Landry and a Republican supermajority in both houses of the legislature will mount unprecedented attacks on transgender and other LGBTQIA+ rights.
Tammy Savoie and Shaun Mena will compete in a runoff on Nov. 18 to decide the race for the Louisiana House of Representatives District 23 seat, which represents part of
District 23 was drawn to account for a surge of growth in an area of the city that includes Mid-City, Hollygrove and Bayou St. John.
With early voting set to start on Saturday (Sept. 30), it’s now-or-never time in this season’s campaign cycle. Many mainstream candidates in the race for governor campaigned in metro New Orleans on Tuesday (Sept. 26). Five candidates — Sharon Hewitt, Hunter Lundy, John Schroder, Stephen Waguespack and Shawn Wilson — participated in a morning forum […]
In the only state that's never elected an LGBTQ+ person to its legislature, candidate Pearl Ricks — who is trans and intersex — says their unique perspective has helped them "feel the pain" that Louisianans face