Parish officials say the consolidation would result in a lower tax rate levied under the current system.

The first few days of early voting saw around double the number of voters than past elections, Calcasieu Clerk of Court Lynn Jones said.

Longtime Orleans Clerk of Court Arthur Morrell says he’s never seen anything like it.

Thousands of SWLA residents vote on first day of early voting

As Southwest Louisiana continues to rebuild in the wake of Hurricanes Laura and Delta, changes in polling locations coupled with concerns over the Coronavirus could make this election season the most challenging yet.

We have a list of early voting locations by parish

The courts said local governments don't have authority to enter into "payment in lieu of taxes" deals with industry. Approval of Constitutional Amendment 5 would change that.

Governor John Bel Edwards signed an executive order Tuesday, Aug. 18 declaring an emergency currently exists for Louisiana’s Nov. 3 election because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Results for the Aug. 15 election.

Calcasieu has three tax renewals on the ballot, including a parish-wide 7.58-mill, 10-year property tax renewal funding the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office.

The following candidates have qualified for the Beauregard Parish ballot for the November 3, 2020, election.

State Rep. Stephen Dwight and local attorney Christian Chesson are running for Calcasieu District Attorney.

The following candidates have qualified for the Calcasieu Parish ballot for the November 3, 2020, election.

Qualified candidates in Jeff Davis Parish for the Nov. 3 election.

Qualified candidates in Jeff Davis Parish for the Nov. 3 election.

Vernon Parish ballot for the Nov. 3, 2020, election.

The following candidates have qualified for the Allen Parish ballot for the November 3, 2020, election.

A 1.5% sales tax that the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury uses to pay for a wide range of services was renewed in Saturday’s election.

Results from the July 11 Presidential Primary in Louisiana.

Early voting for the July 11 election is continuing through July 4.

Stephen Dwight has received the endorsement of local attorney Todd Clemons in this fall’s Calcasieu District Attorney race.

NBC’s live coverage of Super Tuesday begins at 7 p.m.

The election will set the stage for the presidential election on Nov. 3.

President Donald Trump called Governor John Bel Edwards to congratulate him on winning re-election Monday (Nov. 18) afternoon, an Edwards staffer confirmed to WAFB.

Voters elected John Bel Edwards to a second term as Louisiana’s governor in a General Election held Saturday, Nov. 16, according to projections by WAFB Political Analyst Jim Engster.

Beauregard voters have elected Mark Herford to be their next sheriff.

We have the results of the taxes from today's election in Calcasieu

We have a list of the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury results here

Results from the Nov. 16, 2019, election.

Join us for an 8:30 p.m. webcast tonight.

Kyle Ardoin has been elected Secretary of State in Louisiana during a General Election held Saturday, Nov. 16. Ardoin defeated the lesser-known Democratic challenger Gwen Collins-Greenup for the second time.

Saturday is election day in Southwest Louisiana. Multiple state and local races are on the ballot including the gubernatorial runoff.

Louisiana’s Republican and Democratic political parties hosted rallies for their prospective candidates in northwest Louisiana on Nov. 14, two days before the Nov. 16 runoff election for governor.

A steady line of people is continuing to grow outside of the CenturyLink Center for today’s President Donald Trump rally.

Election day is just days away and one of the items on the ballot will be the runoff race for District 34′s state representative.

Pres. Donald Trump is holding a rally in Monroe tonight ahead of Louisiana’s Nov. 16 gubernatorial election.

Congressman Mike Johnson confirmed the plans Wednesday

Louisiana’s runoff election will be held Nov. 16.

Louisiana’s runoff election will be held Nov. 16.

What’s on Beauregard’s ballot: Nov. 16 election

What's on the ballot for Cameron Parish?

Listed is what will be on the ballot in Allen Parish.

Early voting starts Saturday, November 2 and goes until Saturday, November 9 each day except Sunday.

The president is expected to campaign for Republican gubernatorial candidate Eddie Rispone.

Wednesday night’s final gubernatorial debate offered entertaining fireworks, though often at substance’s expense.

Baton Rouge businessman, Eddie Rispone, has declined an invitation to appear in a debate to be televised across Louisiana on the state’s highest-rated television stations.

Here's what's on the ballot in Calcasieu Parish.

Incumbent Butch Lafargue has retained his District 11 seat on the Jeff Davis Police Jury following a recount Thursday morning.

Lewis unseated Police Jury president Shelly Mayo by 31 votes Saturday - 1,339 votes to 1,308 votes.

John Gott and Mark Herford remain headed for a runoff in the race for Beauregard sheriff following an official recount Thursday morning.

Jim Jacobsen has officially requested a recount in the race for Beauregard sheriff, Clerk of Court Brian Lestage confirms.

Calcasieu Police Juror Shelly Mayo has requested a recount of Saturday’s election.

Four amendments were placed on the ballot for a primary election held in Louisiana Saturday, Oct. 12. Read here to see which amendments passed and how they are expected to impact the state:

A number of district races were on the ballot today

Election Day was Saturday, Oct. 12 for Louisiana primaries. People from around the state voted on statewide races, all of which were held by Republicans, besides John Bel. Edwards, the Deep South’s only Democratic Governor. View election results from those races here.

These are complete but unofficial results from the Louisiana Secretary of State’s Office.

Cameron Parish election results are coming in. A number of races were on the ballot today

Tony Mancuso has been elected to a fourth term as sheriff of Calcasieu Parish.