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Nov. 15 election: East Baton Rouge voters to decide on South Burbank crime prevention fee renewal

Residents in an East Baton Rouge Parish neighborhood will vote on whether to renew a local fee that helps fund law ...
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Nov. 15 election: Ascension Parish residents to vote on renewing drainage tax

Ascension Parish residents will vote on renewing a local property tax on Nov. 15 to fund drainage improvements and equipment, ...
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Quin Hillyer: Redistricting case may well end with decision in middle ground

In the congressional redistricting case of Louisiana v. Callais, the Supreme Court could rule in a way that defies all the ...
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Black women mayors a rising force in U.S. cities

By Melissa Nann Burke, The chant that greeted Mary Sheffield on Detroit’s primary election night rang true Tuesday: “First female mayor! First female mayor!” ...
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Election Takeaways: Newsom Won Big Home Court Battle Over Redistricting, But the National Gerrymander War Has Just Begun

The morning after one of the biggest wins of his 30-year political career, Gavin Newsom tempered his inevitable triumphalism ...