BATON ROUGE, Louisiana — Culture war issues have emerged at the forefront of the governor’s race in Louisiana in 2019, as a candidate forum in the state capitol Thursday evening drew out some of the deeper issues separating Republicans from Democrats even more than fiscal differences.
Rep. Ralph Abraham (R-LA) on Thursday ripped Democrat incumbent Gov. John Bel Edwards for failing the state with his Medicaid expansion push, something Abraham detailed in a vicious press conference outside the state’s Department of Health.
The Louisiana Republican Party released an ad Friday, reminding voters that Louisiana Democrat Gov. John Bel Edwards threatened to cancel college football if the state legislature did not pass a budget raising taxes on Louisianans.
A man is accused of trying to trick a woman with Alzheimer’s disease into paying him for work he never did, reports said.
Louisiana Democrat Gov. John Bel Edwards claimed Wednesday that Louisiana has the fifth-lowest tax burden in the country despite more recent studies that show the state has one of the higher tax burdens across America.
Rep. Ralph Abraham (R-LA), the Republican frontrunner in the October “jungle primary” Louisiana gubernatorial election, blasted his opponent, incumbent Democrat Gov. John Bel Edwards, for his stance on transgender issues on Sunday.
Rep. Ralph Abraham (R-LA) slammed Louisiana Democrat Gov. John Bel Edwards’ reportedly corrupt deal that would disrupt roughly one million Louisianans’ health care.
Rep. Ralph Abraham (R-LA) released a television ad Thursday, charging, as a doctor, that “there are only two genders.” In contrast, Louisiana Democrat Gov. John Bel Edwards pushed for transgender bathrooms in 2016.
Two people in Louisiana have been arrested on Tuesday after they allegedly sent a five-year-old kindergarten student to school with cocaine.
Louisiana Attorney General (AG) Jeff Landry told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview Wednesday that many state attorneys general have “had enough” of big tech, and they will “take action” after significant investigations.
Louisiana Democrat John Bel Edwards’ Louisiana was the only state last year to lose jobs, according to new jobs data released recently.
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards’ game plan to win reelection includes associating very publicly with the NFL’s New Orleans Saints; their star quarterback, Drew Brees; and LSU’s head football coach, Ed Orgeron.
Louisiana prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for a woman who they say ordered her girlfriend to murder her six-year-old son.
Rep. Ralph Abraham (R-LA) slammed Louisiana Democrat Gov. John Bel Edwards for pushing film tax credits that led to Universal Pictures filming the controversial film “The Hunt” in Louisiana, which reportedly featured liberal elites hunting and killing “deplorables” for sport.
Rep. Ralph Abraham (R-LA) launched his first Lousiana gubernatorial campaign ad Monday, saying in his ad that “help is on the way” from Louisiana Democrat Gov. Jon Bel Edwards’ stewardship of Louisiana.
A photo of three siblings praying together before their first day of school went viral after their mother shared it on social media.
Ashley Beth Rolland, 23, told officers she was not sure where the meth they found stashed in her genitals came from.
William Bottoms Jr.’s attorney, Jarvis Antwine, made a point of noting the alleged murderer’s facial tattoos during jury selection Monday in Louisiana.
An illegal alien who overstayed his Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is now charged with allegedly raping a child, according to Louisiana officials.
Republican challenger Rep. Ralph Abraham (R-LA) blasted Democrat John Bel Edwards, Louisiana’s incumbent governor, for siding with the four progressive Democrat Congresswomen known as the “Squad” in their attacks on President Trump.
The New York Times reports that the entertainment industry is depicting abortions at “record levels,” with academics confirming that abortion exposure on TV and in film has increased exponentially in 2019.
A 15-year-old boy from Texas was arrested on Monday evening for spitting in a bottle of Arizona Iced Tea before placing it back on a store’s shelf.
Officials said they have upgraded Tropical Storm Barry to a Category 1 hurricane Saturday morning after it exhibited maximum sustained winds of 75 mph.
Almost 10,000 residents in Louisiana have been given a mandatory evacuation order as Tropical Storm Barry swells the Mississippi River to historic levels.
A 36-year-old man from Louisiana inspired by a viral video of a woman licking an ice cream tub was caught on camera doing the same thing in a supermarket, police said.
When Louisianians overwhelmingly voted for President Trump, they were sending a clear message to our political leaders: stop ignoring our immigration crisis.
National Democrats’ extremism as evidenced by the debate positions of presidential candidates last week exposes the party of the incumbent Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, his chief GOP opponent Rep. Ralph Abraham (R-LA) said on Breitbart News Sunday.
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette recently updated its policy on free speech, acknowledging that the school cannot “shield” students and faculty from speech that they deem “offensive.”
A Louisiana man is accused of taking part in a $1.2 million food stamp fraud scheme with two others, investigators say.
Disney and Sony are among the film industry companies that donated to the re-election campaign of Louisiana Democrat Gov. John Bel Edwards in the wake of the governor’s trip to Los Angeles last fall to meet with Hollywood film executives.
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry told Breitbart News Tonight on Tuesday that Republicans need to step up and fix health care.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — John Legend says Hollywood should consider boycotting Georgia, Louisiana, Alabama and other states that pass restrictive abortion laws.
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview on Tuesday that his legislation can serve as the “path forward” for Republicans to offer a credible and viable alternative to Obamacare while protecting Americans with pre-existing conditions.
Louisiana remains poised to pass a sweeping Obamacare alternative bill that could offer citizens more affordable health care while protecting pre-existing conditions.
Louisiana’s governor’s race is getting really interesting per a new poll released by Republican Rep. Ralph Abraham’s campaign, showing Abraham now tied with Democrat incumbent Gov. John Bel Edwards.
Rep. Ralph Abraham (R-LA) slammed Louisiana Democrat Gov. John Bel Edwards in an exclusive interview on Breitbart News Saturday, saying that his signing the heartbeat bill does not absolve his deep ties to abortionists.
Louisiana Democrat Gov. John Bel Edwards signed a bill into law Thursday that prohibits abortions in the state once a fetal heartbeat can be detected, usually at the sixth or seventh week of pregnancy.
State Rep. Beryl Amedée (R-51) is sponsoring legislation to include defensive gun uses in houses of worship as “justifiable uses of force” in Louisiana.
The state of Louisiana, a deep-red state in the American South, welcomed President Donald Trump with open arms on Tuesday as the president traveled to the state to tout American energy investments.
Two motorcycle officers were involved in a crash along President Donald Trump’s motorcade route in Louisiana, according to reporters near the scene.
