Speaker Mike Johnson, Majority Leader Steve Scalise, Congresswoman Julia Letlow wield massive power for Louisiana in U.S. House of Representatives.

Those who plan to cast their ballot ahead of election day can find their early voting location and sample ballots on the Louisiana Secretary of State website. Early voting ends on Nov. 30, and election day is on Dec. 7.

Democrat Cleo Fields has won a Louisiana congressional race in a recently redrawn second majority-Black district. That flips a once reliably Republican seat blue.

Democrat Cleo Fields wins election to U.S. House in Louisiana's 6th Congressional District. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events

Cleo Fields, a longtime Baton Rouge politician, won more than 50 percent of the vote in an open primary, negating the need for a runoff.

Early voting is underway in Louisiana. It continues through Saturday November 30th excluding Sunday, Thanksgiving and Black Friday. The polls will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Voters across the state will decide on four constitutions.

Early voting will take place from Friday, Nov. 22 to Saturday, Nov. 30. The polls will be open from 8:30 a.m. until 6 p.m.

Early voting starts Friday for the Dec. 7 election. Youngsville voters will be electing a new police chief and Division D city council member to replace Ken Stansbury, who was elected to the Lafayette Parish Council.

Russia’s prime-time “60 Minutes” program congratulated Melania Trump on her husband’s electoral victory by displaying on air a handful of nude photographs of future first lady. California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he will respect the will of the voters after they replaced the Los Angeles district attorney who made a last-minute push in case.

One Tree Hill actor Paul Teal, who played Josh in season seven of the WB series, died Nov. 15 at 35. Bethany Joy Lenz, who shared she cast Paul in the series, remembered the Outer Banks alum.

When environmentalist Roishetta Ozane saw swing states begin to turn red on election night, she said she was heartbroken. Despite massive campaigning efforts in key states like Pennsylvania and Georgia,

Louisiana Senate Bill 2, a proposed amendment to the Louisiana Constitution, could send more juveniles to adult jails. Last Thursday, Louisiana Senators approved a bill to remove restrictions on sentencing individuals under 17 for various crimes as adults.