WASHINGTON — Louisiana leaders in the U.S. House downplayed Tuesday's Democratic electoral victories — other than to say radical leftists took over the minority party.
Four property tax renewals, two of which failed in March, are on the Nov. 15 ballot in West Baton Rouge Parish.
Louisiana state Rep. Julie Emerson, R-Carencro, announced Monday that she is running for the U.S. Senate, giving Sen. Bill Cassidy another prominent challenger.
Republican lawmakers hope a plan to push back Louisiana's April primary elections will eventually give them a chance to draw a new congressional map.
