Louisiana Congressman Steve Scalise Get info without leaving the page. , the majority leader in the U.S. House, qualified for reelection Wednesday for the 1st Congressional District.

To qualify, candidates must complete paperwork and pay a fee. Qualifying for statewide seats opens Wednesday at Louisiana State Archives on Essen Lane at 8 a.m., and ends there Friday at 4:30 p.m. Candidates in other races will qualify at their local clerk of court offices.

A disability rights advocacy group filed a federal lawsuit against absentee ballot rules it claims violate the Voting Rights Act.

Devin Davis, a Democrat, entered to run on Thursday, July 18. Christy Lynch, a Republican, also qualified and entered the race Thursday.

Former Congressman Cleo Fields, former state Sen. Elbert Guillory and upstart candidate Quentin Anthony Anderson signed up Wednesday to run in the election for Louisiana’s newly drawn, majority-Black 6th Congressional District seat.

Candidates for Louisiana Public Service Commissioner for District 2 can start qualifying for the Nov. 5 election on Wednesday, July 17.

Qualifying begins Wednesday for local and state races, including Louisiana’s 6th Congressional District. The qualifying period for candidates is 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. from July 17-19. Local and municipal candidates qualify with the clerk of court in the parish they are registered for.

BATON ROUGE, La. - Political candidates looking to qualify for the November election this year can do so starting Wednesday. The qualifying period will be open until Friday, July 19.

Two state appellate court judges and a Baton Rouge government administrator signed up Wednesday to run for a newly-created majority-Black seat on Louisiana’s Supreme Court. All three candidates for the court’s District 2 slot,

Qualifying began Wednesday for local and state races, including Louisiana’s 2nd Congressional District. The qualifying period for candidates is 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. from July 17-19. Local and municipal candidates qualify with the clerk of court in the parish they are registered for.

MILWAUKEE, W.I. (KLFY) – Louisiana delegates are confidently standing with former President Donald Trump’s vice presidential candidate selection. The crowd in the UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena erupted Monday afternoon as Senator J.D. Vance was announced as Trump’s running mate in this year’s presidential election.