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• New Jersey senator, wife indicted on bribery counts

  September 22, 2023 1:48 PM

  WASHINGTON - New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife have been indicted on bribery charges. The United State Justice Department says the Democratic senator and his wife, Nadine Arslanian Menendez, are facing charges in connection with their "corrupt" relationship with three New Jersey businessmen. Prosecutors have specifically... more »

• Former U.S. Senator Mike Enzi dies at 77 after bicycle accident

  July 27, 2021 7:24 AM

  GILLETTE, Wyoming - Recently retired U.S. Senator Mike Enzi of Wyoming passed away three days after sustaining serious injuries in a bicycling accident near his Campbell County home, CNN reports. No other individuals appeared to be involved in the crash, which resulted in Enzi's hospitalization for treatment of a... more »

• Sen. Cassidy says federal enhanced unemployment benefit needs to go Play Video

  June 2, 2021 6:05 PM

  PORT ALLEN - On a breezy day on the west side of the river, Sen. Bill Cassidy visited with Deloach Marine Services. The Senator met with the owner to learn about the difficulties he is having when it comes to hiring people to work. "We should be coming out... more »

• Ed Price wins runoff election for second district senate seat

  May 27, 2017 9:56 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Ed Price will fill the vacant state Senate District 2 seat after winning Saturday's runoff election. Price defeated Warren Harang III with over 60 percent of the vote. Price is a Democratic member of the House of Representatives and a businessman from Gonzales. He will... more »

• Senator Troy Brown pleads no contest to battery charge of 'side friend'

  September 14, 2016 1:04 PM

  NEW ORLEANS -- Louisiana state Sen. Troy Brown pleaded no contest to simple battery Wednesday morning for punching a woman in the face last November who New Orleans Police called his 'side friend'. Brown was arrested at the Hyatt Regency hotel in downtown New Orleans after the 2015 Bayou... more »

• Edwards calls for Sen. Troy Brown to resign after domestic violence charges

  August 9, 2016 4:40 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Governor John Bel Edwards called for State Senator Troy Brown to resign after two arrests for domestic violence in the past 8 months. In a statement released Tuesday, Edwards said the state should speak with one voice against domestic violence in Louisiana. “I do not... more »

• Mary Landrieu's son arrested on child cruelty charges

  February 2, 2016 11:59 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Frank "Connor" Snellings, the son of former U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu, has been arrested on child cruelty charges. The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office says Frank "Connor" Snelling's two-year-old son was taken to the hospital with bruises on his back and face. The child's mother... more »

• "Kissing Congressman" fails to unseat incumbent senator

  October 25, 2015 12:22 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Former U.S. Representative Vance McAllister failed at his attempt to become a senator in the state legislative body. McAllister was the challenger in the north Louisiana district of West Monroe to the incumbent Mike Walsworth. McAllister has been unable to recover from a cheating scandal... more »