There are 35 U.S. Senate seats up for election in 2026, with at least four battleground states expected to decide the balance ...

J. Bennett Johnston, a pro-business Democrat who during 24 years in the U.S. Senate steadfastly defended Louisiana’s oil and ...

Johnston, who also served in the Louisiana house and senate, represented Louisiana the U.S. Senate from 1972 until 1997.

Fluoride is a naturally occurring mineral that protects teeth from decay. In 1901, the dentist Frederick McKay discovered that people in Colorado Springs had teeth in amazing shape, and eventually ...

State Sen. Blake Miguez, R-New Iberia, and Public Service Commissioner Eric Skrmetta, R-Metairie, have made noises about also ...

Clay Higgins finally speaks on his 2026 Senate plans! Will he challenge Bill Cassidy? His statement just dropped—here’s what ...

New Orleans native Mary Baudouin trekked across Capitol Hill last week to the offices of the top Republicans from ...

A Democrat from Louisiana, he pushed for nuclear power and ending the nation’s reliance on foreign oil in his four terms on ...

Louisiana senators will have just one candidate to choose from when they vote to fill their vacancy on the state Board of ...

Retired U.S. Sen. J. Bennett Johnston has died. He was 92 years old. Johnston was a Democrat and Shreveport native who served ...

By Ella Armstrong and Caroline BurkLSU Manship School News Service New Orleans native Mary Baudouin trekked across Capitol Hill last week to the officesof the top Republicans from Louisiana—House ...