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Johnson, Scalise, Higgins and Carter all retain seats in dominant fashion
(The Center Square) – Four Louisiana congressional incumbents secured reelection Tuesday night, with House Speaker Mike Johnson, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise and U.S. Reps. Clay Higgins and Troy Carter Read More
Democrat Troy Carter wins reelection to U.S. House in Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District
Democrat Troy Carter wins reelection to U.S. House in Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District 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
Congressman Troy Carter re-elected to La. Congressional District 2
NEW ORLEANS — Congressman Troy Carter was re-elected to serve as U.S. representative for residents in District 2, the Associated Press reported. Carter was the only Democrat on the ballot. He defeated Republican Peter Williams, Libertarian Lisa Ballay and no-party candidates Rocky Beach and Honey Co Read More
Louisiana’s Troy Carter expects to play a larger national role after the midterms. Here’s why.
Facing little opposition in his district, Carter is looking towards what he’ll do if Democrats win control of the House. Read More
Louisiana’s Troy Carter proposes $100M annual FEMA grants to prepare colleges for emergencies
The money would support colleges in crises from campus shootings to hurricanes, a statement from Carter said. Read More
Editorial: Reps. Carter, Higgins help inmates get port jobs
It is rare for Republican U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins of Lafayette and Democratis U.S. Rep. Troy Carter of New Orleans to agree on something, much less to together spearhead its 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
Louisiana Rep. Troy Carter king of Mardi Gras in August
U.S. Rep. Troy Carter, who was king of the Krewe of Pyros’ Inaugural Mardi Gras Parade on Aug. 8. Read More
Troy Carter running to chair the Congressional Black Caucus
WASHINGTON – New Orleans Democratic U.S. Rep. Troy Carter is the first candidate running for chair of the Congressional Black Caucus – arguing that he wants the influential caucus on Read More
Opinion: Troy Carter wrong to want to cut U.S. aid to Israel
When U.S. Rep. Troy Carter of New Orleans voted with about half of all House Democrats for an amendment to cut off all U.S. aid to Israel — fortunately, the amendment failed — he ignored his own Leadership’s warning that the amendment would harm humanitarian efforts and hobble the U.S. embassy. Read More
The likely next Congressional Black Caucus chair has big plans for the shrinking powerhouse
Louisiana Rep. Troy Carter said the influential group of Democrats will overcome the serious threats to its power. 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
Congressmen Troy Carter, Cleo Fields urging voters to polls following Supreme Court decision
BATON ROUGE — Two U.S. congressmen are urging voters to head to the polls after the Supreme Court struck down Louisiana's congressional maps. Read More
Rep. Troy Carter: What Voting Rights decision shows us
Rep. Troy Carter: The Callais decision forces us to decide what kind of democracy we will leave for our children Read More
Troy Carter, Renada Collins run for Louisiana 2nd District
U.S. Rep. Troy Carter and Renada Collins are running for Louisiana’s 2nd District in Congress, which is rooted in New Orleans but stretched along the Mississippi River. Read More
Louisiana Democrats to attend State of the Union address
WASHINGTON — Louisiana’s two Democratic U.S. House members — Rep. Troy Carter Sr., of New Orleans, and Rep. Cleo Fields, of Baton Rouge — plan to sit stoically in the Read More
Rep. Troy Carter: When norms fail, laws must lead
Our norms are norms because we have respected them as such, not because they were written in stone, but because we believed in them. They are the invisible architecture of Read More
LSU’s Lane Kiffin criticized over post tagging Donald Trump
LSU football coach Lane Kiffin was criticized by U.S. Rep. Troy Carter and journalist Roland Martin after a post to X tagged President Donald Trump. Read More
Letters: Rep. Troy Carter a winner despite candidate losses
Twice in one week, an article appeared in your paper characterizing U.S. Rep. Troy Carter as a “loser” in the elections that just occurred. Read More