MELINDA DESLATTE / The Associated PressNov 17, 2019
With his focus on bipartisan, state-specific issues, the moderate Gov. John Bel Edwards gains a second term. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Kim Chatelain, Lee Zurik and Jess Clark / RevealMay 13, 2019
New findings from The Center for Investigative Reporting lay bare the corruption and graft at the heart of the state's voucher program. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigMay 17, 2016
The presumptive Republican nominee has built a career on bluster, branding and relentless self-promotion. These are useful traits for a vainglorious mogul. For a president of the United States, they could be catastrophic. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigMar 23, 2016
Conservative Louisiana Sheriff Newell Normand last month publicly criticized “that idiot,” former Gov. Bobby Jindal, saying he had led his state off a fiscal cliff, and the law enforcement official went on to admonish his fellow Republicans for following obstructionist leaders and resisting tax increases aimed at covering budget problems the Republican governor left behind. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigNov 11, 2015
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal was spoiling for a fight during Tuesday evening's GOP undercard debate in Milwaukee, repeatedly taking aim at his Republican opponents and attempting to lure them into the ring by criticizing their records as public servants. Frequently, they refused to join him. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigSep 1, 2015
Walker's folly was only the second-craziest notion on immigration that we heard from a flailing GOP hopeful over the weekend. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 25, 2015
On Sunday's "Last Week Tonight" show, John Oliver took on LGBT discrimination, pointing out that 31 states still do not have anti-discrimination laws in place and saying this makes it “surprisingly easy for people to be fired, evicted or refused service just because they are gay." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Clara Romeo / TruthdigAug 4, 2015
On Monday's "Nightly Show," host Larry Wilmore took a gander at the latest and least-known GOP candidates in anticipation of Thursday's Republican debate. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigAug 4, 2015
Before President Obama could announce his administration's new curbs on carbon emissions from power plants, Republican presidential hopefuls were insisting they know better than the scientists whose work he relied on. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigJul 27, 2015
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal made an appearance on Sunday's "Face the Nation" and departed from the GOP script on gun control by recommending stricter standards in states other than his own. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigJul 24, 2015
Three people died and seven others were injured at a Lafayette theater Thursday night after a gunman opened fire during a screening of "Trainwreck." One of the dead was reported to be the shooter. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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