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• Early voting numbers for 2024 election on track to outpace record-breaking 2020 early poll numbers Play Video

  October 23, 2024 5:39 PM

  BATON ROUGE — Early voting in Louisiana for the 2024 election is on track to outpace the record set during the 2020 election. Nearly 350,000 people have already voted. This is compared to 315,000 people at this time in 2020, a 10% increase according to data from the Secretary... more »

• Early voting closes Tuesday for Nov. 5 election Play Video

  October 18, 2024 11:38 AM

  BATON ROUGE — Early voting for the Nov. 5 election where voters will elect a new American president, choose who will lead East Baton Rouge Parish and vote on various other ballot measures across the capital area started Friday. Early voting runs from Friday through Oct. 29 — excluding... more »

• LSU drops five spots to No. 18 in AP Poll following Las Vegas loss to USC

  September 3, 2024 3:56 PM

  BATON ROUGE — LSU dropped five spots in the AP poll after their 27-20 loss to the University of Southern California in Las Vegas on Sunday. Going into Week 2, LSU is ranked No. 18. USC took LSU's spot at No. 13, rising 10 spots. See the full... more »

• Massive number of absentee ballots could delay some election results, Sec. of State says Play Video

  November 2, 2020 10:16 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A record 964,181 Louisianians voted early and that high-turnout trend is expected to continue on Election Day. "We expect about 1.1 to 1.2 million more voters to participate," Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin said. Ardoin says lines Tuesday could at least mirror the crowds seen... more »

• Early voting numbers pour in with over 78,000 ballots cast at EBR polls as of Monday

  October 26, 2020 7:51 AM

  BATON ROUGE - According to the Associated Press, early voting statistics reveal that voters across the U.S. are eager to have a say in the 2020 Presidential Election with a total of 58.6 million ballots cast so far. And in East Baton Rouge Parish, with eight days before Election... more »

• Officials encourage citizens to vote on upcoming Election Day, August 15

  August 13, 2020 9:28 AM

  BATON ROUGE — Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin issued a release Thursday morning, reminding citizens that Saturday, August 15 is Election Day. A total of 38 parishes have parishwide and/or limited jurisdiction proposition elections, including: Acadia, Allen, Ascension, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Bossier, Calcasieu, Catahoula, Claiborne, Franklin, Grant, Iberia, Iberville, Jefferson... more »

• Masks, voter safety encouraged at polling locations, Saturday Play Video

  July 10, 2020 8:22 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Citizens are encouraged to cast their votes for the Presidential primary and other elections, Saturday, July 11, but to do so in a safe and health conscious manner. Saturday marks the first election since Louisiana's surge in cases of novel coronavirus, and in addition to officials... more »

• LSU down in new AP, Coaches polls

  September 29, 2019 2:39 PM

  BATON ROUGE – LSU was down one rank in both the AP and coaches college football polls Sunday. LSU was ranked 6th in the Coaches Poll; down from 5 last week. The Tigers were positioned at 5, down from 4 in the AP poll. Alabama and Clemson were... more »

• Saturday Election Day reminders

  December 9, 2016 10:53 AM

  BATON ROUGE – As the polls open for Election Day on Saturday, eligible voters will be casting ballots for the United States Senate, the 3rd and 4th Congressional Districts, Baton Rouge Mayor-President and other municipal races. Since it is a Saturday election, the polls will open at 7 a.m.... more »

• New voting locations for EBR

  November 1, 2016 11:50 AM

  BATON ROUGE – With the election days away and early voting coming to a close, voters will be making their way to the new polling locations in East Baton Rouge Parish. Several polling locations have changed due the August flood. The changes will affect more than 34,000 East Baton... more »

• LSU moves up in national polls; prepares for Alabama

  October 31, 2016 10:43 AM

  WATCH LIVE: Lunch with Coach Orgeron BATON ROUGE – LSU moved up to number 14 in the Amway Coaches Top 25 Poll and number 15 in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll as the Tigers prepare to face Alabama's Crimson Tide. LSU moved up five spots in the... more »

• Clinton leads Trump in ABC News' electoral ratings

  June 8, 2016 10:42 AM

  Hillary Clinton, the presumptive Democratic nominee, would enter the general election with a decided advantage in the electoral college this November. But the possibility of a scrambled map -- particularly tossups in Florida, Iowa, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio and Virginia -- leaves supporters of presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump... more »

• Election 2015 - Everything you need to know

  October 23, 2015 1:09 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Voters will choose or begin to choose a new governor Saturday, while also voting on six other statewide offices and four constitutional amendments. Early voting turnout has been low according to the Secretary of State's Office, with 222,162 of the state's eligible voters going to the... more »