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Quin Hillyer: Louisiana’s Sen.-elect Julia Letlow must choose: Trumpism or Reaganism?
How far will Letlow’s loyalty to Donald Trump go? If she’s concerned about the country — and her long-term political viability — she should pivot to classic conservative principles, columnist Quin Hillyer says. Read More
Melania Trump booed so loudly in red state that stadium cranks music to bury it: report
Melania Trump walked into what should have been friendly territory, only to get a reception organizers apparently wanted nobody to hear.The first lady was loudly booed Saturday at Louisiana State University's football game against Alabama in Baton Rouge, according to The Daily Beast, and organizers Read More
Letlow narrowly wins Senate seat in Louisiana
GOP Rep. Julia Letlow is projected to narrowly win her Louisiana Senate race, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). She will be the first Republican woman to represent the Pelican State after she defeated Democratic nominee Jamie Davis in the contest to replace outgoing Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.). Sh Read More
Republican Julia Letlow wins election to U.S. Senate from Louisiana
Republican Julia Letlow wins election to U.S. Senate from Louisiana. Read More
Julia Letlow narrowly wins Louisiana’s U.S. Senate election as other Republicans fall
Julia Letlow culminated her improbable rise in Louisiana politics Tuesday by narrowly defeating Jamie Davis, a Democrat, to become Louisiana’s next senator. Read More
Incumbents keep 4 Congressional seats, two districts headed to run-off elections
BATON ROUGE - Four incumbents in the state congressional races will keep their seats, and voters will return to the polls in December for two runoff elections. Voters elected to keep Republicans Mike Johnson , Steve Scalise and Clay Higgins and Democrat Troy Carter. Because of a national "Blue Wave, Read More
Polls for midterm elections now open.; see what's on the ballot when you head into the voting booth
BATON ROUGE - Polls for the midterm elections open at 6 a.m. Across the country, voters will decide who will serve their communities in the House and the Senate. There are also several local elections happening across the state. The U.S. Senate race to succeed Sen. Bill Cassidy is between Republican Read More
GOP Worries Grow Over Louisiana Senate Race as Early Voting Favors Democrats
A new potential humiliation for the GOP has emerged ahead of Tuesday’s elections. Read More
'Cakewalk turned into a knife fight': GOP braces for 'brutal evening' in surprising races
Republicans are bracing for an election night that could bring once-unthinkable losses in deep-red territory, and they're privately debating not whether they’ll lose their House majority, but by how many seats.Six people involved in internal discussions told Politico that imperiled GOP incumbents in Read More
Editorial: Candidates seeking large voter turnout
Southwest Louisiana voters haven’t been exposed much to Democrat Jamie Davis and Republican Julia Letlow, the two candidates for the U.S. Senate in the Tuesday, Nov. 3, midterm election. However, […] Read More
Donald Trump says he will host 'TeleRally' in support of La. Senate candidate Julia Letlow
BATON ROUGE — President Donald Trump said he will host a "major TeleRally" in support of Senate candidate Julia Letlow, R-La., ahead of next week's midterm election. Letlow is running against Democrat Jamie Davis to represent Louisiana in the U.S. Senate. Trump has held in-person rallies for several Read More
High Black turnout in Louisiana favors Jamie Davis, but he faces big task to beat Julia Letlow
Could Jamie Davis possibly upset Julia Letlow in Louisiana’s Senate election? He faces a tough road, but strong Black turnout in early voting is raising eyebrows among political observers. Read More
Breast cancer prevention starts with knowing your risk
Rep. Julia Letlow introduced the Know Your Risk Act to direct the Department of Health and Human Services to create a universal breast cancer risk assessment tool. Read More
As early voting ends in Louisiana, Senate candidates make final pitches: ‘go to the polls’
Julia Letlow and Jamie Davis took contrasting approaches as they urged supporters to the polls on the final day of early voting. Read More
Jim Beam column:News stories create questions
Newspaper stories inform readers of government and other activities but sometimes they raise questions that aren’t answered. For example, why was U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow, R-Baton Rouge, with Louisiana Gov. […] Read More
Jamie Davis draws contrast with Trump, Julia Letlow on Iran war in Louisiana Senate race
Davis, the Democrat, is arguing that Trump started the war “without a plan,” while Letlow said she “trusts that he was acting on behalf of America.” Read More
Landry, Letlow pitch Louisiana as global energy engine
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry and U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow mapped out an aggressive vision for the state’s economic future during a fireside chat at America’s LNG Summit, positioning Louisiana as […] Read More
Jamie Davis’ campaign has strong grassroots effort. Can that offset Julia Letlow’s advantages?
Can Jamie Davis knock off the favored Julia Letlow? Read More
Meet Julia Letlow, Republican for U.S. Senate in Louisiana
Julia Letlow didn’t plan on getting into politics. But the death of her husband, Luke, turned her life upside down. Read More
Julia Letlow and Jamie Davis show different campaign styles
Julia Letlow and Jamie Davis are campaigning in different ways for the Senate. Read More