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The 5th district encompasses rural northeastern Louisiana, central Louisiana, as well as the northern part of Louisiana's Florida parishes in southeast Louisiana, taking in Monroe, Alexandria, Opelousas, Amite and Bogalusa, Louisiana. The incumbent is Republican Julia Letlow, who was re-elected with 67.6% of the vote in 2022. [9]
The 2024 United States presidential election in Louisiana was held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, as part of the 2024 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Louisiana voters will choose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote.
June 19 – Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry signs a bill that makes it the first state to mandate that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] November 17 – Two people are killed and nine others are injured in two shooting incidents near a parade route in New Orleans .
The Legislature passed an amended version of House Bill 767, which would prohibit anyone who is not a Louisiana resident from making a public records request about the governor.
In a 2020 study, Louisiana was ranked as the 24th hardest state for citizens to vote in. [14] As of 2024, Louisiana is the only remaining state without auditable paper ballots, an established best practice for recounts and audits, [15] in any jurisdiction. [16]
Caesars New Orleans, Louisiana’s only land-based casino, reported $25.37 million in revenue for December. This marked a 5.0% decrease from November but a 2.6% increase compared to December 2023.
August 2, 2024 at 12:19 PM Memphis basketball has added a home game against Louisiana Tech to its 2024-25 non-conference schedule, multiple sources confirmed to The Commercial Appeal on Friday.
The 2024 Louisiana Republican presidential primary was held on March 23, 2024, as part of the Republican Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 47 delegates to the 2024 Republican National Convention were allocated on a winner-take-all basis.