As it stands now, voters can drop off absentee ballots at two locations, New Orleans City Hall and the Algiers Court House

The candidates vying to be the next mayor-president of East Baton Rouge Parish took part in a debate Tuesday, Oct. 13.

House Bill 83, better known as the “Ka’Mauri Harrison Act”, will give families more protections during virtual learning.

Soon, voters will have the opportunity to decide whether Louisiana’s constitution allows for any access to abortion.

According to The Virginia Information Technology Agency, a fiber cut caused the voter registration portal to experience an outage.

In the last few days, Parish Registrars of Voters across the state began sending out absentee ballots.

Louisiana lawmakers are moving forward with a few plans to keep taxes from going up on businesses.

A fly was all the buzz online when it landed in Vice President Mike Pence’s hair during the debate.

Lawmakers want schools to spell out exactly how they expect students to behave while they’re engaging in virtual learning.

He became an overnight sensation following his question during the second presidential debate of 2016 as an undecided voter, but Ken Bone is now sharing his thoughts on the 2020 race.

On Wednesday, Oct. 7, Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin announced the launch of GeauxBot, a virtual voter assistance that was created in partnership with IBM.

State lawmakers are discussing numerous measures related to the pandemic during the second special session of the year.

Doctors are at least months away, by the best estimates, from having access to a COVID-19 vaccine but it’s already become a topic of discussion by lawmakers at the Louisiana State Capitol.

There’s no stamp of approval just yet on another official coronavirus relief bill. The Democrat-led House of Representatives passed a revised version of its HEROES Act, but discussions on Capitol Hill are progressing slowly.

The Press Club of Baton Rouge hosted an in-person forum for the candidates running for mayor-president of East Baton Rouge Parish at 4 p.m. Monday, Oct. 5.

Some republican lawmakers in the Louisiana Legislature are looking to remove the power the Louisiana Office of State Fire Marshal has in punishing companies that do not follow the governor’s coronavirus rules for businesses.

The Democratic presidential nominee made his second trip to Florida in a little over two weeks on Monday.

Some Louisiana lawmakers want to make it harder for local governments and universities to cut their police budgets.

It’s the school suspension that garnered attention from across the country, and attorney Chelsea Cusimano says that should show why the Jefferson Parish school district should expunge 9-year-old Ka Mauri Harrison’s school record.

Rodney “Smokie” Bourgeois, former East Baton Rouge metro councilman, has died after battling pancreatic cancer, according to his collogues.

Positive tests among lawmakers have raised fears of virus outbreak.

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump, who also tested positive, “are both well at this time” and plan to remain at the White House while recovering and being closely monitored, according to a statement from his physician, Dr. Sean Conley.

Voters will get to decide whether sports betting should be allowed in their parishes during the presidential election, though it would not happen where it is approved for at least another year.

The East Baton Rouge Parish Registrar of Votes will begin sending out mail-in ballots to nearly 21,000 people Friday, Oct. 2.

Louisiana lawmakers want to make it easier for some people to attend public meetings online through apps like Zoom, even after the coronavirus pandemic is over.

At the capitol, lawmakers are trying to take more control over how Louisiana reopens its economy.

Representatives of the Capital Area Transit System (CATS) of East Baton Rouge Parish will hand out voter registration forms to the community on Wednesday, September 30th and Thursday, October 1st.

Governor Edward’s proclamation says capacity cannot exceed 25 percent of the venue

The 74-year-old president and the 77-year-old former vice president are similar in age, and they share a mutual dislike. But they differ starkly in style and substance. All of that was evident from the outset.

A legislative task force is looking for ways to lower car insurance rates in Louisiana.

Louisiana’s lawmakers are expected to make an important vote at the state capitol Tuesday, Sept. 29 in how to provide unemployment benefits for the state’s jobless residents without raising taxes on businesses.

With parts of the country already voting, Tuesday night, the presidential candidates debate each other for the first time. The event is sure to create headlines and drama but academic experts say you shouldn’t expect for it to change minds.

The deadline to fill out the 2020 Census has been extended to Oct. 5, but Governor John Bel Edwards says Louisiana is lagging behind in participation.

Lawmakers will begin a special legislative session at 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 28 to try to spare Louisiana businesses from a looming tax increase, and to try to give themselves more say in how the state reopens its economy.

Confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett are expected to begin on October 12 and a vote on her nomination could be a couple of weeks later.

Louisiana lawmakers have called themselves into a special legislative session beginning at 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 28, to address dwindling unemployment funds and adjust the state operating budget.

As the president stepped out onto the Rose Garden, judge Amy Coney Barrett stood by his side, her family following closely behind.

Money would go to the unemployment trust fund, local governments, and businesses closed during Phases 2 and 3

Gov. John Bel Edwards is calling on the legislators to narrow the scope of the special session.

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) will be giving $222,190 to three law enforcement agencies in the Baton Rouge area to reduce and prevent crime, according to Rep. Garret Graves.

Gov. John Bel Edwards announced his support Wednesday, Sept. 23 for fellow democrat Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome in East Baton Rouge Parish’s mayoral race.

Sept. 21 through 25 is Voter Registration Week in Louisiana, but many who tried to access the Secretary of State’s website Wednesday, Sept. 23, on National Voter Registration Day, were unable to do so.

President Trump is expected to announce his Supreme Court nominee this week.

In court papers filed Tuesday, the Trump administration suggested the court hear arguments in the case in December, potentially with a new justice appointed by the president in place.

The East Baton Rouge Parish Registrar of Voters is hosting a Voter Registration Week event Sept. 21 through 25 and will have extended office hours during that time period as well.

The report by the Office of Inspector General did not identify who made the decision to shorten the 2020 census from the end of October to the end of September, but it said bureau officials confirm it was not made by them.

A number of candidates seeking to run East Baton Rouge parish pitched their solutions for traffic, crime, and community development during a forum Friday, Sept. 18.

Gray Television’s primetime election special, “Full Court Press: Election Countdown” hosted by Chief National Political Analyst Greta Van Susteren, includes interviews with President Donald Trump and former Democratic presidential candidates Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Mayor Pete Buttigieg, a m

This is not the first occasion that Barr has condemned stay-at-home orders.

The United States District Court Middle District of Louisiana has issued a ruling pertaining to upcoming elections in the state.

The mailing comes in the aftermath of questions about whether the agency was up to the task and questions from the White House about the validity of mail-in and absentee voting systems in various states.

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, wants the Department of Justice to investigate Netflix over the film “Cuties.”

The Chiefs chose to stay on the field for the national anthem while the Texans decided to remain in the locker room.

Nora Dannehy was a top prosecutor on an investigation into how the FBI and other federal agencies set out to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and whether the Trump campaign had coordinated with the Kremlin.

Democrat Kevin Van Ausdal bowed out of the race for “personal and family reasons."

President Trump gave journalist Bob Woodward various interviews for the new book.

Most of the infiltration attempts by Russian, Chinese and Iranian agents were halted by Microsoft security software and the targets notified.

A federal court judge will hear the final arguments at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9 that challenge Louisiana Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin’s proposed emergency election plan for the state’s Nov. 3 and Dec. 5 elections.