John Berlinger Breaux is an American lobbyist,attorney,and retired politician from Louisiana. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1972 to 1987 and as a United States Senator from 1987 to 2005. A Southern Democrat,he was considered one of the more conservative national legislators from the Democratic Party. Breaux was a member of the New Democrat Coalition.
William Henson Moore III is an American attorney and businessman. He is a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives,having represented Louisiana's 6th congressional district,based in Baton Rouge,from 1975 to 1987. He was only the second Republican to have represented Louisiana in the House since Reconstruction,the first having been David C. Treen,then of Jefferson Parish.
Mary Catherine Small Long was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Louisiana's 8th congressional district,which she filled from 1985 to 1987,the remainder of the term left by the death of her husband,Gillis William Long. Until it was disbanded in 1993,the 8th district was based in Central Louisiana about Alexandria. She was the first female military veteran elected to Congress,having served as a WAVE in the United States Navy.
Bogalusa High School (BHS) is the high school of the Bogalusa City Schools district. It is located in Bogalusa,Louisiana,United States.
Donald Gene Davis is an American politician and former Air Force officer serving as the United States representative for North Carolina's 1st congressional district since 2023. He was elected to a new term in 2024 in a closely contested race.
Southern University Law Center is a public law school in Baton Rouge,Louisiana. It is part of the historically black Southern University System and was opened for instruction in September 1947. It was authorized by the Louisiana State Board of Education as a Law School for blacks to be located at Southern University,a historically black college,and to open for the 1947-1948 academic session.
The Republican Party of Louisiana(LAGOP) (French:Parti républicain de Louisiane,Spanish:Partido Republicano de Luisiana) is the affiliate of the Republican Party in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Its chair is Derek Babcock who was elected in 2024. It is currently the dominant party in the state,controlling all but one of Louisiana's six U.S. House seats,both U.S. Senate seats,all statewide executive offices,and both houses of the state legislature.
Donald Jules Cazayoux Jr. is an American lawyer and former politician. He served as the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana from 2010 to 2013. From 2008 to 2009,he was a Democratic United States Representative from Louisiana's 6th congressional district.
John Bel Edwards is an American politician and attorney who served as the 56th governor of Louisiana from 2016 to 2024. A member of the Democratic Party,he was the Democratic leader of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 2012 to 2015.
Troy Anthony Carter Sr. is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district since 2021. He was previously a member of the Louisiana State Senate for the 7th district. A member of the Democratic Party,Carter also previously served on the New Orleans City Council and as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives. He is currently the only Democrat in Louisiana's congressional delegation.
Robert Weldon Russell III,known as Weldon Russell,is a Democrat and former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives who served from District 72 between 1984 and 1988 during the third administration of Governor Edwin Washington Edwards.
Lottie Polozola Beebe,sometimes known as Lottie Beebe-Pearson,is the superintendent of public schools in St. Martin Parish,Louisiana. In September 2018,the St. Martin Parish School Board declined to renew Beebe's contract as superintendent,but she showed up for work the next day on the advice of her lawyer,L. Lane Roy of Lafayette. Beebe claims the school board action is "illegal" and "political" in nature.
Jeffrey W. Hall is an American politician and accountant who served as the 24th mayor of Alexandria,Louisiana from 2018 to 2022. On taking office on December 4,2018,he stepped down as a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 26 in Rapides Parish,a position which he assumed in 2015.
Malinda Grace Brumfield White is an American businesswoman and a former Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives. She previously ran as an independent and as a Democrat.
Sharon Woodall Hewitt is a former Republican member of the Louisiana State Senate for the 1st district,which encompasses portions of St. Tammany,Orleans,Plaquemines,and St. Bernard Parishes. In January 2016,she succeeded fellow Republican A. G. Crowe,who did not pursue a third term in the primary election held on October 24,2015. She chaired the Republican Legislative Delegation in the state senate.
Rodney Wayne Schamerhorn is an American politician and businessman serving as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 24th district.
John M. Stefanski is an American attorney and politician who had served as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives since 2017 to 2024. He is a Republican.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Louisiana on October 14,2023,with second rounds held on November 18 where needed. Louisiana uses a two round system,where all candidates from all parties share the same ballot in the first round,and if no candidate wins an absolute majority,a runoff between the top two is held.
The 2023 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on October 14,2023,to elect the lieutenant governor of Louisiana. Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser was re-elected to a third consecutive term in a landslide.
The 2023 Louisiana House of Representatives election was held on October 14,2023,with runoff elections held on November 18,2023. All 105 seats in the Louisiana House of Representatives were up for election to four-year terms. It was held concurrently with elections for all statewide offices and the Louisiana State Senate.
