Cheat sheet: Navigating Louisiana's 2026 elections

Louisiana voters will elect a new U.S. senator and two new members of the U.S. House in the 2026 midterm elections. A new ...

Sankey, SEC 'prepared to contest' judge's order in Louisiana

Though the SEC said it will comply with an order that prohibits commissioner Greg Sankey from punishing schools if they ...

GOV JEFF LANDRY: SpaceX bets on Louisiana as America’s next frontier takes off in the South

Louisiana's governor says SpaceX's decision confirms the state's momentum after tax cuts, workforce training, and $250 ...
USA Today

Louisiana governor suspends primary after voting rights ruling

Gov. Jeff Landry suspended Louisiana's May primary election for the U.S. House on April 30 to give lawmakers time to pass a new congressional map before the November elections. The change came a day ...
Politico

Louisiana Republicans pass gerrymandered map that eliminates majority-Black district

Louisiana Republicans passed a new gerrymander on Friday that will eliminate one of the state’s two Democratic, majority-Black House districts ahead of the midterms. The state Senate sent the bill ...
WWNO

Construction on Meta’s largest data center brings 600% crash spike, chaos to rural Louisiana

Penelope Hull doesn’t care that the road in front of her elementary school leads to what will be the largest data center in the world. She just misses the playground in front of Holly Ridge Elementary ...
Wired

Louisiana Hands Meta a Tax Break and Power for Its Biggest Data Center

Louisiana planning authorities have voted to rush through approval for three natural gas turbines to power Meta’s massive new data center in Richland Parish. When it’s done, the ...
National Geographic

Zydeco music is ‘a little bit of Cajun and a whole lotta soul.’ Here’s where to hear it.

Two hours west of New Orleans, the town of Opelousas is one of the best places to experience this irresistibly toe-tapping music genre created by Louisiana’s Black Creole community. Zydeco, a music ...
NOLA.com

Louisiana public schools lost 60,000 students in a decade. Enrollment is still falling.

Aprieonna Herbert trudged home from her school bus one recent sunny afternoon, then collapsed into bed. The seventh grader is still adjusting to waking up in the dark to catch the bus at 5:50 a.m.
Forbes

Current Louisiana Mortgage And Refinance Rates

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