elections

The first Republican presidential debate has been in the books for a few weeks now, but it's back in the public consciousness.

Three-term U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu was defeated overwhelmingly Saturday as voters across Louisiana elected U.S. Rep. Bill Cassidy to the upper chamber of Congress.

The Acadiana Press Club recently hosted a candidate forum featuring the two remaining candidates: (R) Brian Pope and (N) Kip Judice.

Fitzgerald received 26,384 votes while Theall received 24781, a difference of 1,603 votes.

Longtime incumbent Earl "Nicky" Picard (D) has not made the runoff in the race for Lafayette City-Marshal.

The hard-hitting campaign between incumbent Mike Harson (D) and challenger Keith Stutes (R) has ended.

Republican Whip Rep. Steve Scalise has won south Louisiana's 1st Congressional District.

Five-term U.S. Congressman Charles Boustany has won a 6th term, defeating Republican Challenger Brian Barrilleaux and No Party candidate Russell Richard.

Republican John Fleming has won a fourth term as representative of Louisiana's 4th Congressional District.

Come back to this post after 8 p.m. as the polls close and results start streaming in.

Americans may not agree on politics, but we agree about the importance of voting. Wait -- don't we?

Last Saturday, it was Herman Cain who pledged his support for Bill Cassidy for U.S. Senate.

More than 100 candidates have withdrawn or disqualified, and 24 races have no candidates.

The polls closed at 8 p.m.

The special election was called when Rodney Alexander announced in August that he was resigning to take a job with Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration.

See complete election results.

A long, expensive campaign has ended for Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.

On Tuesday, November 6, we'll decide on more than who our President will be. There are amendments, millages and more. You can read about the amendments here and print your sample ballot here.

In a time of hurricanes, financial uncertainties and a presidential contest that seems to have the world more divided than ever before, Professor Maya Angelou's poem, 'And Still I Rise', is a beacon of light at the end of this very long tunnel.

Madonna received boos and lost a few fans during her show in New Orleans Saturday night when she asked the crowd, "Who's registered to vote?" and then added, "I don't care who you vote for as long as you vote for Obama." After she was booed and several concert-goers walked out, she came back with, "Seriously, I don't care who you vote for...