Louisiana's insurance commissioner's race may be the most contested campaign outside of the governor's race after Republican Tim Temple invested $1 million of his own money to challenge four-term incumbent Republican Jim Donelon.
Scandal-free Republican statewide incumbents are generally considered bullet-proof in Louisiana, but as one GOP campaign consultant said during qualifying, "You have to take anybody who's willing to spend $1 million on a down-ballot race seriously." Read more...
Edwards won second term but WSJ label of Louisiana 'The Trial Lawyer State' remains, tort reform adv
BATON ROUGE – Gov. John Bel Edwards won his second term in Saturday's hard-fought runoff election but an up-north newspaper's rebuke of him and Louisiana earlier this month still remains, tort reform
NEW ORLEANS – The race for an open Louisiana Supreme Court seat in Saturday's primary is "high on intrigue, low on interest," but some of the state's coastal and oil litigators are backing one candida
NEW ORLEANS – Four Republicans are vying for an open Louisiana Supreme Court seat in the 1st District in Saturday's primary, with one candidate getting support from the state's coastal and oil litigat