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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - Shreveport's mayoral race is headed to a December runoff between incumbent Tom Arceneaux and Caddo Parish Commissioner Stormy Gage-Watts after neither candidate secured a majority of votes Tuesday.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - Caddo Parish District Attorney James Stewart won reelection Tuesday, defeating three challengers to secure another term as the parish's top prosecutor.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - Shreveport voters returned some city incumbents to office Tuesday, while the District F race will head to December runoffs after no candidate received a majority of the vote.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – Democratic state Rep. Chauna Banks and Republican state Sen. Blake Miguez will face off in a December runoff for Louisiana's 6th Congressional District after emerging from a crowded 10-candidate field Tuesday night.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – Republican U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow defeated Democrat Jamie Davis in Louisiana's U.S. Senate election Tuesday, though a surprisingly close race saw the Democratic challenger deliver a performance that exceeded that of former U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – Republican Gabe Firment and Democrat Pat Moore advanced to a December runoff Tuesday in Louisiana's 5th Congressional District, giving both parties another month to compete for the open seat.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson won reelection Tuesday but acknowledged Republicans had fallen short of retaining their House majority, telling supporters in Shreveport that his party faced a difficult challenge going into midterms.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - With voters heading to the polls Tuesday, state Sen. Alan Seabaugh and Caddo Parish District Attorney James Stewart have increased campaign spending, with Seabaugh spending heavily on advertising in the weeks leading up to the election.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – State Rep. Chuck Owen is asking U.S. Sen. John Kennedy to help bring a proposed military installation to central Louisiana as the Pentagon invites states to compete for a base designed to accommodate 15,000 to 25,000 troops.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – Louisiana is moving to an invitation-only process for data centers seeking lucrative state tax exemptions, as the state remains unable to estimate how much revenue it stands to lose through the incentive program.
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