"Louisiana candidates owe total of $1 million in campaign fines"

The Town Talk has more.

"Gov. Jindal's meddling in redistricting boosts partisanship in remap debate"

"Gov. Bobby Jindal said weeks ago that he knew his boundaries in the remapping of state political districts, and they didn't include much involvement in the redesign efforts.
Jindal's boundaries apparently have expanded since then."


The Republic has more.

News from Louisiana: "House redistricting plan gains panel approval"

"The state House and Governmental Affairs Committee on Friday passed a redistricting bill that increases the number of minority districts statewide and reshapes many of the existing election districts."

The Shreveport Times has more.

News from Louisiana: "Battles over voter redistricting maps begin as special legislative session convenes"

"Topping the fight card over the next three weeks: differences over the number of majority-nonwhite legislative districts and whether to fundamentally redraw existing congressional districts to create a district along the Interstate 20 corridor in north Louisiana."

More here.

"Lawmakers disagree over La. court redistricting"

"When lawmakers gather next month to redraw state political district lines, maps for the Louisiana Supreme Court and state appeals courts may be left on the cutting room floor."


Town Talk has more here. 

GOP gets control of La. state Senate for first time since reconstruction?

If unofficial returns are correct, the answer is "yes."

The AP has this report.