The Louisiana Secretary of State's office updates election results every 90 seconds as results are counted. You can find those vote totals here for statewide and legislative races, as well as local races by parish. This includes New Orleans, Lafayette, Baton Rouge and Shreveport metro areas.

Robert Prevost, who has chosen the name Pope Leo XIV, was elected Thursday after a two-day conclave. Louisiana leaders issued statements reacting to t

The newly elected Pope has ties to Louisiana. According to FindAGrave records, his maternal grandmother, Louise Baquie Martinez, was born in New Orleans on Feb. 9, 1868. She and his grandfather, Joseph Martinez, got married in New Orleans on Sept. 17, 1887. The couple moved to Chicago around 1911.

Louisiana's May 3 elections included runoff races, special elections, and local propositions, such as millages and charter changes.

A vote recount on Thursday of last week's historically close election handed Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson a win, securing continued funding for New Orleans jail.

Louisiana's May 3 elections included runoff races, special elections, and local propositions, such as millages and charter changes.

The change would result in voters knowing less about who is working to pass or defeat ballot measures they are asked to consider.

It is Dragon Boat Racing season in Cenla as the annual Louisiana Dragon Boat Races return to Pineville Saturday, May 3. A man from Marksville is wanted in connection with a shooting that occurred at the Whataburger on University Parkway in Natchitoches on May 1.

The Louisiana Secretary of State's office updates election results every 90 seconds as results are counted. You can find those vote totals here for statewide and legislative races, as well as ...