Nick Ochsner

Representative Tricia Cotham is switching parties, moving from being a registered Democrat to a registered Republican. Cotham's decision to switch parties gives Republicans veto-proof majorities in both chambers, which all but guarantees legislation on critical issues, including new abortion restrictions, will become law this session.

Democrat Jeff Jackson has pulled a campaign ad that focused on a house owned by his opponent, Pat Harrigan. The move comes weeks after police began investigating a bullet that was shot into a house owned by Harrigan’s parents.

The family of McCrae Dowless released a new statement Monday promising that more information will come out about allegations related to election fraud that has swirled for years, stemming from the 2018 election for the 9th Congressional District. Dowless died of cancer on Sunday.

FBI connects man to missing women from Charlotte, N.C. and Greenville, S.C.