Jim McCrery News

Politics, often a bloody contact sport in Louisiana, got off to a tame start Tuesday night at LSU-Shreveport, where Republicans seeking 4th District Congressman Jim McCrery's open seat tested one another.

WASHINGTON - The race for retiring Rep. Jim McCrery's seat will turn more on personality and campaign strategy than on disagreements over issues, especially among the Republican candidates.

ALEXANDRIA - Fidelity to faith, family and traditional conservative values were themes expressed by Republican Congressional candidates during a breakfast Saturday morning in Alexandria.

There are nine candidates in the race to replace Jim McCrery as the representative for Louisiana's fourth congressional district.

"Speaker Pelosi needs to call Congress back in session to address the energy issue now," said Representative Jim McCrery of Louisiana.

Louisiana's switch from an open primary for congressional elections means changes in who can vote in the Sept.

A group of Republican lawmakers who have camped out at the Capitol while most others went home for summer break is getting some unwelcome company on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON - A party's national convention presents a unique opportunity for politicians to meet high-dollar donors, ingratiate themselves with party leaders and get some free publicity.

The Times and Red River Radio will hold back-to-back political forums in August to help voters assess candidates in the Sept.

Jeffrey D. Sadow is an associate professor of political science at Louisiana State University Shreveport.

WASHINGTON - Caddo Parish District Attorney Paul Carmouche, one of four Democrats vying for retiring Rep.

In the race to replace retiring Rep. Jim McCrery , the national Republican Party has lined up firmly behind former Bossier Chamber of Commerce President Jeff Thompson .

Toddler forgotten at movie theater by day care No day 2 qualifiers for LA 4th Cong.

Loose animals cause trouble on Caddo Parish roads No day 2 qualifiers for LA 4th Cong.

Medicare's fiscal woes are well known, and the demise of the program's hospital insurance component is looming ever closer.

No day 2 qualifiers for LA 4th Cong. seat, senate race gets 1 candidate As of Thursday afternoon, seven people had qualified for the congressional seat held by Rep.

Toddler forgotten at movie theater by day care No day 2 qualifiers for LA 4th Cong.

No day 2 qualifiers for LA 4th Cong. seat, senate race gets 1 candidate As of Thursday afternoon, seven people had qualified for the congressional seat held by Rep.

Democratic U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu formally signed up Friday for her re-election bid, during the final day of the candidate sign-up period and shortly after her top GOP challenger qualified for the race that ...

Arsenio Butler is arrested on Wednesday. He faces charges related to the July 1st armed robbery of the Relay Station casino in South Caddo Parish.