Stephanie Grace

of 2 Back in 2014, 1,273,589 Louisianans voted in the December election that sent Bill Cassidy to the Senate and Mary Landrieu packing after three terms.

of 2 U.S. Representative Julia Letlow thanks her supporters on Saturday, May 16, 2026 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Staff photo by Michael Johnson

of 2 Back when Gov. Jeff Landry opened the legislative session in March, I started thinking of the 2026 session as the “year of the inspection

Lawmakers stuck to their plans even when constituents wanted to hit the brakes, columnist Stephanie Grace writes, in a session in which the Legislature often put their own politics first.

By all traditional measures, U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow — the chosen candidate of President Donald Trump and Gov. Jeff Landry — should be far ahead as Saturday’s Republican primary runoff for U.S. Senate looms. But columnist Stephanie Grace sees signs that state Treasurer John Fleming may be nipping at her heels.

Last week, U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy seemed like he’d finally had it with the president who’d made it a mission to keep him from getting reelected. But just hours after the two got into a shouting match, Cassidy turned around and — again — made nice. Columnist Stephanie Grace wonders why the ousted senator just can’t seem to stay mad at Trump.

of 2 My first reaction — and that of many others, judging from the town square that is the modern internet — was that U.S. Sen.

of 2 Julia Letlow addresses the crowd after winning of the runoff in the republican primaries for U.S.

Ever since the day President Donald Trump went on social media and urged U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow to run for Senate, his endorsement has been her calling card. Letlow’s easy win in Saturday’s Republican primary runoff shows just how nationalized politics in Louisiana have become, columnist Stephanie Grace writes.

of 2 Gov. Jeff Landry makes clear the impact on the state's economy after announcing a new investment by Meta expanding the Richland Parish