Louisiana Politics
Discover key takeaways from 6 podcast episodes about this topic.
Tim Miller: Sen. Cassidy Chose to Lose Like a Coward | Focus Group
Louisiana Republican voters are abandoning Senator Bill Cassidy for his perceived disloyalty to Trump and wishy-washy post-impeachment actions, while expressing a contradictory desire for both aggressive and calm leadership in future candidates like JD Vance and Marco Rubio.
Louisiana Postpones Election. Roland Moderates Black men's Mental Health Forum in Shreveport
Roland Martin Unfiltered dissects the Supreme Court's decision to postpone Louisiana's congressional primaries due to a Voting Rights Act ruling, and then pivots to a critical community forum in Shreveport addressing Black men's mental health and domestic violence.
Louisiana Postpones Election. Roland Moderates Black men's Mental Health Forum in Shreveport.!a
This episode unpacks the Supreme Court's evisceration of the Voting Rights Act in Louisiana and its national implications, alongside a critical community forum in Shreveport addressing Black men's mental health and domestic violence.
Marc Elias: Reagan Called the VRA the "Crown Jewel of American Liberty." His Party Destroyed It.
Marc Elias, head of Democracy Docket, details how a recent Supreme Court decision effectively gutted the Voting Rights Act, enabling Republican governors to unilaterally cancel ongoing elections and redraw maps to diminish minority voting power.
Louisiana GOP Wants to Destroy Black Political Power
Louisiana's Republican Governor and the Supreme Court's recent ruling have effectively dismantled a newly created majority-Black congressional district, sparking fears of widespread Black voter disenfranchisement across the South.
Bill Cassidy Bet on Trump—and Lost
Senator Bill Cassidy faces a Trump-backed primary challenge from Representative Julia Letlow, highlighting the political cost of disloyalty to Trump and the perceived contempt some politicians hold for their own voters.