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Smith voted DeQuincy mayor
The city of DeQuincy has elected Republican Riley Smith as its next mayor. Smith finished with 533 votes, ... Read more
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Runoff in marshal’s contest
Vic Salvador and Nathan Keller are headed for a runoff in the race for Ward 3 City Marshal. ... Read more
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Stokes wants to protect voter rolls
State Rep. Julie Stokes said she is running for Louisiana secretary of state because she wants to protect ... Read more
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State now has clear harrasment policy
The American Press Louisiana has spent more than $5 million on lawsuits involving sexual harassment claims since 2009, ... Read more
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Edmonds wants to restore trust in office
Candidate shares ideas for keeping elections safe from hackers State Rep. Rick Edmonds said he is running for ... Read more
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Voting machine delay is welcome decision
The American Press <p class="indent">The state has decided to delay contract negotiations with a company that submitted the ... Read more
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Free wants to restore trust to state office
Renee Fontenot Free, a Louisiana secretary of state candidate, said she wants to restore trust to the office ... Read more
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Louisiana voting vendor chosen amid bid-rigging complaint
By MELINDA DESLATTE, Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s pick to replace thousands of decade-old voting ... Read more
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Police chief candidate withdraws from race
Interim police chief wins by default LAKE ARTHUR — Trenton Thames, a candidate for Lake Arthur police chief, ... Read more
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House likes idea of changing percentage of signatures for recall petitions
<p class="p1">BATON ROUGE — A bill changing the percentage of voters who must sign recall petitions in larger ... Read more