Meghan Friedmann

As qualifying continued for Louisiana's upcoming congressional races , former Gov. John Bel Edwards endorsed a Democratic candidate who signed up to run in the Sixth District.

Edwards is weighing in after the Legislature redrew the voting map to include only one majority-Black, Democratic-leaning district.

Races will be crowded this November for Louisiana's two wide-open congressional seats: As qualifying neared an end Friday, a whopping eight candidates had qualified to run in both the Fifth and Sixth districts.

Races will be crowded this November for Louisiana's two wide-open congressional seats: As qualifying neared an end Friday, a whopping eight candidates had qualified to run in both the fifth and sixth districts.

Races will be crowded this November for Louisiana’s two wide-open congressional seats: after qualifying ended Friday, ten candidates had signed up to run i

“As we see abuses, we will make sure we address them, but you also don’t want to limit innovation,” said House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Jefferson.

BY MEGHAN FRIEDMANN | Staff writer Leaders for the Louisiana Department of Children & Family Services say they have made strides in alleviating

Officials from Louisiana’s child welfare agency told a state senate committee they had made strides in reducing the heavy caseloads that have long plagued DCFS. They faced hours of questions from state lawmakers, who also raised concerns about payments to foster parents and a decision to put state office employees back in the field.

Secretary Gary Westcott speaks during a ribbon cutting for the new Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women on Thursday, August 28, 2025.

The Acadiana Center for Youth is pictured Wednesday, August 24, 2022, in Bunkie, La.