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Updated: Dec. 12, 2022 at 6:33 PM CST
|By Chris Rosato
Voters in the Dec. 10 election decided it was no longer appropriate for the governor to make certain position appointments without from the Louisiana Legislature.
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Updated: Dec. 12, 2022 at 7:03 AM CST
|By WAFB Staff
It’s election day in Louisiana, and people voted on some important races in their parishes. The polls closed at 8 p.m.
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Updated: Dec. 10, 2022 at 11:58 PM CST
|By WAFB Staff
Four of the seats up for grabs for the East Baton Parish School Board were not decided in the Nov. 8 election and were forced into a runoff.
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Updated: Dec. 10, 2022 at 11:53 PM CST
|By WAFB Staff
People in the City of Zachary had many leadership positions to vote on in the Dec. 10 runoff election.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 10:23 PM CST
|By Perry Robinson
Two highly contested races in Zachary are headed for a run-off in December.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 2:00 AM CST
|By WAFB Staff
There are several key races on the city, parish, district, and even state level in the election on Nov. 8.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 1:38 AM CST
|By WAFB Staff
There were eight Constitutional Amendments on the ballot. Voters approved three of them.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 1:29 AM CST
|By WAFB Staff
Judge J Michael McDonald vacated his 2nd District, Subdistrict 1, Division B seat on the First Circuit Court of Appeal and it will take another election for voters to choose his replacement.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 1:25 AM CST
|By WAFB Staff
The District 3 Public Service Commissioner’s race is headed to a runoff, as the incumbent faced opposition from four candidates.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 1:18 AM CST
|By WAFB Staff
In Central, the incumbent mayor and police chief both faced opposition.
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Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 1:16 AM CST
|By WAFB Staff
All nine seats of the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board were up for grabs but only a few of the races didn’t involve an incumbent.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 1:04 AM CST
|By WAFB Staff
Voters in East Baton Rouge Parish had to decide on whether or not to renew a tax for Mosquito Abatement and Rodent Control.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 12:08 AM CST
|By WAFB Staff
Two candidates were vying for the District 5 Louisiana Senate seat that was vacated by Karen Carter Peterson.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 11:51 PM CST
|By WAFB Staff
Congressman Steve Scalise had two people trying to oust him from his 1st Congressional District seat.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 10:32 PM CST
|By WAFB Staff
Voters have elected a new person for Louisiana Senate District 17 because Rick Ward gave up his seat after 10 years.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 10:19 PM CST
|By WAFB Staff
U.S. Senator John Kennedy (R) has won his re-election bid, despite being opposed by 12 challengers.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 10:15 PM CST
|By WAFB Staff
U.S. Representatives Garret Graves (R) won re-election to his 6th Congressional District seat by defeating two opponents.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 9:57 PM CST
|By WAFB Staff
In White Castle, both the incumbent mayor and police chief faced opposition.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 9:53 PM CST
|By WAFB Staff
The mayor’s race in the Town of Maringouin is headed to a runoff.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 9:37 PM CST
|By WAFB Staff
In New Roads, incumbent Mayor Cornell Dukes was defeated by the challenger for his seat.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 9:13 PM CST
|By WAFB Staff
Officials in West Baton Rouge Parish made a second attempt to get voters to renew a property tax after it was originally shot down.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 8:29 PM CST
|By WAFB Staff
U.S. Representative Troy Carter (D) easily won re-election to his 2nd Congressional District seat.
Updated: May. 1, 2022 at 8:32 PM CDT
|By WAFB staff
Residents of East Baton Rouge Parish are electing a new 19th Judicial District Court Judge while residents of some surrounding parishes are deciding the fate of some property and sales and use taxes.
Updated: Aug. 17, 2020 at 4:23 AM CDT
|By Hailey Auglair
On the ballot on Election Day on Saturday, Aug. 15 were run-off elections for local municipal offices and certain parishes voted on special proposition elections.
Updated: Aug. 16, 2020 at 5:49 PM CDT
|By Robb Hays
Plaintiffs in the lawsuit seeking to have Tara Wicker disqualified from running for East Baton Rouge Mayor-President filed their opposition with the Louisiana Supreme Court Sunday.
Updated: Aug. 15, 2020 at 10:48 PM CDT
|By Robb Hays
In a battle that was close throughout the night, the race for 19th Judicial District Court Judge, Division M, ended with just 27 votes separating the two runoff candidates.