Late opposition from tea party activists is complicating Louisiana Republican Hunt Downer’s path to the 3rd District nomination. Downer, a prominent former state House speaker, faces a crowded ...

Republican congressional candidate Hunt Downer has framed himself as a dyed-in-the-wool conservative with the chops to bust up a Washington, D.C., establishment he casts as liberal, irresponsible and ...

Republican Hunt Downer is continuing his bid for his party's nomination in the 3rd Congressional District, despite tepid support from GOP leaders and calls from tea party organizers that he drop out ...

BATON ROUGE – Former Louisiana Speaker of the House Hunt Downer said he is being courted by the Republican party to run for practically every statewide office presently held by a Democrat. Most ...

The campaign of Hunt Downer, a Republican candidate in the open-seat race in Louisiana’s 3rd congressional district, announces they have raised $274,500 in the six weeks since they began operations, ...

Accusations of dirty politics are developing in the race for Louisiana's next governor. But they are directed at the current man in charge - Governor Mike Foster. Last week rumors began to swirl that ...

THIBODAUX, La. (AP) - Two well-known south Louisiana politicians have donated their professional files and memorabilia to Nicholls State University in Thibodaux.Former Louisiana House Speaker Hunt ...

Late opposition from tea party activists is complicating Louisiana Republican Hunt Downer's path to the 3rd District nomination. Downer, a prominent former state House speaker, faces a crowded ...