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State Sen. Blake Miguez, Chauna Banks headed to runoff for 6th Congressional District
BATON ROUGE - Republican State Senator Blake Miguez and Democrat Chauna Banks are headed to a runoff election where voters will decide who the next U.S. Rep. for Louisiana's 6th Congressional District will be. Banks served on the Metro Council from 2013 to 2024. During WBRZ's candidate forum, Banks Read More
Lincoln Theater to reopen next month after several years of renovations
BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Black History Hall of Fame purchased the vacant Lincoln Theater in 2010, and efforts to reopen the historic venue have been underway ever since. On Thursday evening, for the first time in decades, patrons were welcomed inside the Lincoln Theater for a soft opening. "I'm e Read More
Southern student organizes second line to the polls set on last early voting day with celebrity guest
BATON ROUGE - Tuesday marks the final day of early voting for the Nov. 3 midterm elections. One Southern University student is putting his words into action. Political science senior Jaden York has organized a big voting rally. More than 100 students will be bussed from Southern University to downto Read More
Jim Crow Returns…One Congressional District at a Time
Because of the Supreme Court, majority-Black voting districts are disappearing across the South. What will that mean for November's election? Read More
A Black community in Louisiana faces a future without a champion in Congress after redistricting
Scotlandville is a predominantly Black community in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, that's facing challenges in its political representation. The area has been moved into a majority white congressional district for the second time. The change follows a U.S. Supreme Court decision that weakened the Voting Rights Act. The local congressman is Democrat Cleo Fields, who grew up in Scotlandville. Fields plans to leave Congress due to the altered district boundaries. Residents fear losing a representative who understands their struggles. Fields' career has mirrored ongoing legal battles over racial equality in the South that highlight the persistent issue of gerrymandering and its impact on minority communities. Read More
Troy Carter, Cleo Fields talk impact of redistricting
A Supreme Court ruling in a Louisiana case led Republicans to eliminate many majority-Black districts. Reps. Cleo Fields and Troy Carter talk about what that means for Congress. Read More
Race for Cleo Fields’ 6th District House seat wide open
U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields chose not to run for reelection. See who is running for his seat. Read More
Congressman Who Spent Millions on Magnificent Seven Stocks Just Bought Another Tech Giant
Rep. Cleo Fields spent millions on Magnificent Seven stocks over the last year. The latest purchase in a large tech firm not in that popular basket. Read More
Jim Beam column:Races for Congress beginning
Congressional elections that Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry canceled earlier this year are now beginning to pick up some news interest. U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields, D-Baton Rouge, has announced he won’t […] Read More
Cleo Fields says there was no path to win congressional seat
U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields, a Democrat, is leaving Congress after the Louisiana Legislature redrew his district to favor a Republican. Read More
Opinion: Welcome Cleo Fields back to where he doesn’t belong
Cleo Fields’ congressional district was remade by Louisiana legislators in their redistricting push after the Louisiana v. Callais ruling, rendering him unlikely to win the seat in the midterms. Now he’s returning to the LA Legislature in Larry Selders’ former district. Read More
Cleo Fields Louisiana congressional exit, will seak state senate seat
The new map renews his district around predominantly white communities. Read More
Dem announces exit from Congress, accused of 'jumping ship' amid redistricting shakeup
Rep. Cleo Fields, D-La., will not seek reelection to Louisiana's 6th District after the Supreme Court's Louisiana v. Callais ruling reshaped the majority-Black district in Republicans' favor. Read More
Louisiana Rep. Cleo Fields won’t seek reelection after Democrat’s seat was redrawn
Democratic U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields said Tuesday he would not seek reelection to his redrawn Louisiana congressional district that was at the center of a major U.S. Read More
Louisiana Democrat Cleo Fields abandons reelection bid
Fields’s decision follows the Supreme Court’s ruling finding Louisiana’s majority-black district is an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. Read More
Cleo Fields running for State Senate seat, will not seek re-election to Congress
Cleo Fields will not seek re-election to Congress, he announced Tuesday, and will instead run for a seat in the Louisiana Senate. Read More
Republicans have redistricted enough seats to keep majority
WASHINGTON – The Louisiana Legislature approved a bill on Friday that turns Democratic U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields’ 6th Congressional District into one that favors White Republican candidates. Read More
Cleo Fields said he wouldn’t run against Troy Carter
U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields said he wouldn’t run for reelection in a district that included U.S. Rep. Troy Carter, the congressional delegation’s other Black Democrat. Read More
Republicans advance map to erase one Democrat district
Republicans are advancing a map that would create an additional GOP district in Louisiana by eliminating the congressional seat held by U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields, a Democrat from Baton Rouge Read More
Cleo Fields calls on Louisiana Democrats to fight back
The Democratic congressman, whose seat in Washington is on the verge of being eliminated, urged Baton Rouge residents to “vote like crazy” and pack the Capitol for Friday’s redistricting hearing that Read More