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Louisiana Democrats
The Louisiana Democratic Party (, ) is the affiliate of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party in the state of Louisiana. Dominated by the conservative planter elite through much of the 19th century, the party was historically prominent in politics since before the American Civil War. It struggled to regain power through Reconstruction Era of the United States, Reconstruction, when the Republican Party became competitive due to support by most African Americans and many other Unionists. Democrats held the governorship continuously from 1877 to 1980, when Republican David Treen took office. The Louisiana Democratic Party has seen its electoral power steadily decline in the state in recent years. Current elected officials Members of Congress U.S. Senate *None Both of Louisiana's United States Senate, U.S. Senate seats have been held by Republican Party of Louisiana, Republicans since 2014 United States Senate elections, 2015. Mary Landrieu was the last Democrat to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Louisiana ( ; ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Deep South and South Central United States, South Central regions of the United States. It borders Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, and Mississippi to the east. Of the List of U.S. states, 50 U.S. states, it ranks List of U.S. states and territories by area, 31st in area and List of U.S. states and territories by population, 25th in population, with roughly 4.6 million residents. Reflecting its French Louisiana, French heritage, Louisiana is the only U.S. state with political subdivisions termed List of parishes in Louisiana, parishes, which are equivalent to County (United States), counties, making it one of only two U.S. states not subdivided into counties (the other being Alaska and its List of boroughs and census areas in Alaska, boroughs). Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Baton Rouge is the state's capital, and New Orleans, a French Louisiana region, is its most populous city with a population of about 363,000 people. L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Treen
David Conner Treen Sr. (July 16, 1928 – October 29, 2009) was an American politician and attorney from Louisiana. A member of the Republican Party, Treen served as U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 3rd congressional district from 1973 to 1980 and the 51st governor of Louisiana from 1980 to 1984. Treen was the first Republican elected to either office since Reconstruction. Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on July 16 1928 Treen grew up in New Orleans and later settled in Metairie. After three unsuccessful runs for Congress in the 1960s, Treen won his first election in 1972 to represent a U.S. House district that covered parts of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana. In Congress, Treen had a reliably conservative voting record, and he subsequently won reelection three times by increasing margins. Treen was among the inaugural members of the House Select Committee on Intelligence when it was created in 1975. In 1979, Treen won election as governor of Louisiana, and he resigned fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LaToya Cantrell
LaToya Cantrell (''née'' Wilder; born April 3, 1972) is an American politician serving as the Mayor of New Orleans, Mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana since May 7, 2018. A Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, Cantrell is the first woman to hold the office. Before becoming mayor, Cantrell represented District B on the New Orleans City Council from 2012 to 2018. Early life and education Cantrell was born as LaToya Wilder in Compton, California, Compton, Los Angeles County, California. She moved to New Orleans in 1990 to attend Xavier University of Louisiana, where she earned a BA in sociology. She attended an executive training program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard Kennedy School. Broadmoor neighborhood work Cantrell returned to New Orleans in 1999, settling in the Broadmoor, New Orleans, Broadmoor neighborhood. In 2003, she joined the board of the Broadmoor Improvement Association and became president of the association in 2004. After the 2005 leve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans (commonly known as NOLA or The Big Easy among other nicknames) is a Consolidated city-county, consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 383,997 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of municipalities in Louisiana, most populous city in Louisiana and the French Louisiana region, the second-most populous in the Deep South, and the twelfth-most populous in the Southeastern United States. The city is coextensive with Orleans Parish, Louisiana, Orleans Parish. New Orleans serves as a major port and a commercial hub for the broader Gulf Coast of the United States, Gulf Coast region. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of approximately 1 million, making it the most populous metropolitan area in Louisiana and the List of metropolitan statistical areas, 59th-most populous in the United States. New Orleans is world-renowned for Music of New Orleans, its distincti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerald Boudreaux
Gerald Boudreaux is an American politician who hails from Lafayette, Louisiana. He is affiliated with the Democratic Party and has been representing District 24 in the Louisiana State Senate since 2016. Career Before entering elected office, Boudreaux served as the director of Parks and Recreation in Lafayette, Louisiana, a position he held until his resignation in 2020. His resignation came after Mayor-President of Lafayette, Josh Guillory, imposed a 35% budget cut on his department over two years. Boudreaux is an active member of several boards, including the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame, Miles Perret Cancer Services Center, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System, and the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Committee. On August 7, 2023, Boudreaux announced his candidacy for re-election to the Louisiana State Senate. Elections 2015 In the 2015 Louisiana State Senate election, Boudreaux emerged victorious in the 24th Senatorial District as a Democratic Party candidat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Fields may refer to: Music *Fields (band), an indie rock band formed in 2006 *Fields (progressive rock band), a progressive rock band formed in 1971 * ''Fields'' (album), an LP by Swedish-based indie rock band Junip (2010) * "Fields", a song by Sponge from '' Rotting Piñata'' (1994) Businesses * Field's, a shopping centre in Denmark * Fields (department store), a chain of discount department stores in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada Places in the United States * Fields, Louisiana, an unincorporated community * Fields, Oregon, an unincorporated community * Fields (Frisco, Texas), an announced planned community * Fields Landing, California, a CDP Other uses * Fields (surname), a list of people with that name * Fields Avenue (other), various roads * Fields Institute, a research centre in mathematical sciences at the University of Toronto * Fields Medal, for outstanding achievement in mathematics * Caulfield Grammarians Football Club, also known as The Fields * FIE ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District
Louisiana's 2nd congressional district contains nearly all of the city of New Orleans and stretches west and north to Baton Rouge. The district is currently represented by Democrat Troy Carter. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of D+17, it is one of two Democratic districts in Louisiana. History Louisiana gained a second district in 1823 as part of the 18th United States Congress. At first it comprised New Orleans and significant populations from surrounding areas. With the growth of population in the urban area, the current district is located mostly within the city of New Orleans. Since the late 19th century, this has been historically among the most safely Democratic seats in the country, for sharply opposing reasons. During Reconstruction, most African Americans affiliated with the Republican Party and, as a majority, elected Republicans from this district. White Democrats regained control of the district in 1891, when voter suppression of Republicans was ramp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bel Edwards
John Bel Edwards (born September 16, 1966) is an American politician, attorney, and Army veteran who served as the 56th governor of Louisiana from 2016 to 2024. A Southern Democrat, he previously served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 2008 to 2015. Edwards represented parts of the Florida Parishes and served as minority leader from 2012 to 2015. Edwards graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1988 with a Bachelor of Science in engineering and served in the United States Army as an infantry officer for eight years. In 1996, he was honorably discharged with the rank of Captain. After leaving the Army, Edwards attended and graduated from LSU Law. Following his tenure as a law clerk to Judge James L. Dennis, he returned home to Amite and began his career as a lawyer in private practice. First elected to the Louisiana House in 2007, Edwards became Democratic minority leader in 2012. He defeated Republican U.S. Senator David Vitter in the second roun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Cassidy
William Morgan Cassidy (born September 28, 1957) is an American physician and politician serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States senator from Louisiana, a seat he has held since 2015. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served in the Louisiana State Senate from 2006 to 2009 and in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2009 to 2015. Born in Highland Park, Illinois, Cassidy is a graduate of Louisiana State University (LSU) and LSU School of Medicine. A Gastroenterology, gastroenterologist, he was elected to the Louisiana State Senate from the 16th district which included parts of Baton Rouge, in 2006. In 2008, he was elected as the U.S. representative for Louisiana's 6th congressional district, defeating Democratic incumbent Don Cazayoux. Cassidy was elected to the Senate in 2014 United States Senate election in Louisiana, 2014, defeating Democratic incumbent Mary Landrieu. He became Louisiana's senior senato ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 United States Senate Election In Louisiana
The 2014 United States Senate election in Louisiana was held on November 4, 2014, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Louisiana. Incumbent senator Mary Landrieu ran for re-election to a fourth term in office against U.S. Representative Bill Cassidy and several other candidates. This was one of the seven Democratic-held Senate seats up for election in a state that Mitt Romney won in the 2012 United States presidential election in Louisiana, 2012 presidential election. Under Louisiana's Nonpartisan blanket primary#Louisiana open primary, jungle primary system, all candidates appear on the same ballot, regardless of party and voters may vote for any candidate, regardless of their party affiliation. Louisiana is the only state that has a Jungle primary, jungle primary system (California and Washington (state), Washington have a similar Nonpartisan blanket primary, "top two primary" system). Since no candidate received a majority of the vote in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 United States Senate Election In Louisiana
The 1996 Louisiana United States Senate election was held on November 5, 1996, to select a new United States Senate, U.S. senator from the state of Louisiana to replace the retiring Bennett Johnston, Jr., John Bennett Johnston, Jr. of Shreveport, Louisiana, Shreveport. After the jungle primary election, state treasurer Mary Landrieu entered into a runoff election with State Representative Woody Jenkins of Baton Rouge, a former Democrat who had turned Republican two years earlier. Landrieu prevailed by 5,788 votes out of 1.7 million cast, a margin of 0.34 percentage points, making this the closest race of the 1996 Senate election cycle and one of the closest elections in Louisiana history. Landrieu was the first woman elected to the United States Senate from Louisiana since Rose Long in 1936 United States Senate special election in Louisiana, 1936, and the first woman ever elected to a full term representing the state. In 1996 United States presidential election in Louisiana, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
