3 charged in New Orleans for illegal voting in 2024 electionFederal prosecutors in New Orleans have charged three people with voting illegally in the 2024 federal election, part of President Donald Trump’s push to stamp out what he has described as rampant voting by noncitizens. All three defendants were living in the country legally as green card holders when they allegedly cast the votes, the Justice Department…Baton Rouge Advocate4d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentvoting fraud charges
Honduras man in Lake Charles arrested for illegal entranceUnited States District Judge James D. Cain, Jr. sentenced Honduras 42-year-old David Joel Hernandez-Sanchez to 30 months in federal prison for “Illegal re-entry of a Removed Alien” on Sept. 24, according to a news release from Western District of the Louisiana U.S. Attorney's Office.Baton Rouge Advocate4d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentillegal re entry sentencing
Meet Jamie Davis, Democrat for U.S. Senate in LouisianaWhen he isn’t on the campaign trail, Davis is fixing farm equipment and driving combines.Baton Rouge Advocate5d agoWhole story →Governmentlouisiana senate election
Bill Cassidy files bill to require open party primariesLouisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy has filed a bill to require open party primaries.Baton Rouge Advocate5d agoWhole story →GovernmentBill Cassidyopen primaries bill filing
Meet Julia Letlow, Republican for U.S. Senate in LouisianaJulia Letlow didn’t plan on getting into politics. But the death of her husband, Luke, turned her life upside down.Baton Rouge Advocate5d agoWhole story →GovernmentJulia Letlowlouisiana senate election
