Labor Links

• State and Local Labor Councils
• Louisiana AFL-CIO
• AFL-CIO Blog: Louisiana
• Directory of Louisiana Locals
• Louisiana Affiliates & Locals
  • Louisiana Federation of Teachers
    
  • IUPAT: Louisiana Chapters
  • IBEW: Louisiana Locals
  • IATSE: Louisiana Locals

State Labor Laws

• Current Minimum Wage: No state minimum wage statute
• Indexed to Inflation: No (no state min. wage law)
• Minimum Wage Notes:
  
• Unfortunately, Louisiana is a "right to work" state.

State Government

• State and Local Government Directory
• State Officials
  • Governor Kathleen Blanco (D)
    • Next Election: 2007
    • Kathleen Blanco is retiring.
  • Lieutenant Governor Mitch Landrieu (D)
    • Next Election: 2007
    • Mitch Landrieu is seeking re-election.
  • Attorney General Charlie Foti (D)
    • Next Election: 2007
    • Charlie Foti
  • Secretary of State W. Fox McKeithen (R)
    • Next Election: 2006
    • W. Fox McKeithen is retiring.
  • Treasurer John Kennedy (D)
    • Next Election: 2007
    • John Kennedy
• Legislative Branch

Congressional Delegation

• Senators:
  • Senator Mary Landrieu (D)
    • Lifetime COPE Score: 79
    • Mary Landrieu is up for re-election in 2008.
    • Washington Post Profile and Voting Record
• Senator David Vitter (R)
  • Lifetime COPE Score: 29
  • David Vitter is up for re-election in 2010.
  • Washington Post Profile and Voting Record
• House Reps:
  • : Bobby Jindal (R)
    • Lifetime COPE Score:
    • Bobby Jindal is running for re-election.
  • : William Jefferson (D)
    • Lifetime COPE Score:
    • William Jefferson is running for re-election.
  • : Charles Melancon (D)
    • Lifetime COPE Score:
    • Charles Melancon is running for re-election.
  • : Jim McCrery (R)
    • Lifetime COPE Score:
    • Jim McCrery is running for re-election.
  • : Rodney Alexander (R)
    • Lifetime COPE Score:
    • Rodney Alexander is running for re-election.
  • : Richard Baker (R)
    • Lifetime COPE Score:
    • Richard Baker is running for re-election.
  • : Charles Boustany (R)
    • Lifetime COPE Score:
    • Charles Boustany is running for re-election.
  • : David Vitter (R)
    • Lifetime COPE Score:
    • David Vitter is seat is not up until 2010.
  • : Mary Landrieu (D)
    • Lifetime COPE Score:
    • Mary Landrieu is seat is not up until 2008.

Voter Resources

• Key Dates
  • 9/30/2006 - Primary Election
  • 10/9/2006 - Primary Voter Registration Deadline
  • 11/3/2006 - General Absentee Ballot Request Deadline (Mail)
  • 11/8/2006 - General Voter Registration Deadline (Mail)
  • 12/9/2006 - General Election Runoff
• Voter Info
  • Vote411: Important information for voters NEW
  • LA: Secretary of State Elections Division Index
  • Louisiana Secretary of State Elections Division - Voter Registration Page
  • Louisiana Secretary of State Elections Division - Absentee Voting
  • Louisiana Secretary of State Elections Division - Online Pollingt Place Locator Page
  • Louisiana Secretary of State Elections Division - Absentee Voting
  • Louisiana Secretary of State Elections Division - Voter Registration Page
  • Louisiana Online Polling Place Locator
    
  • Louisiana Voting Systems Guide
    
  • Polls Open: ( EST)
  • Polls Close:

Louisiana Election 2006 Archive

• Endorsed Candidates

  
  
  • Note: This list draws from our candidates database, which primarily tracks major party candidates for federal offices and gubernatorial candidates. For other statewide or local office endorsements, please visit the state federation website or click here for contact information for the state and local labor councils.

• House Races

  • LA-01
    • Incumbent: Bobby Jindal (R)
    • Candidates
      • Incumbent: Bobby Jindal (R) - US Rep
      • David Gereighty (D) - Engineer
      • Stacey Tallitsch (D) - Computer Desktop Technician
    • Race Type: R-I
    • Projections:
      • Charlie Cook's Projection: Solid-R
      • CQ Politics Projection: Safe Republican
    • District Census Profile
    • District Map
    • National Journal Race Profile
    • OpenSecrets: Campaign Finance Profile
    • DCCC District Profile
  • LA-02
    • Incumbent: William Jefferson (D)
    • Candidates
      • Incumbent: William Jefferson (D) - US Rep
        William Jefferson has been endorsed by the State Fed.
      • Troy Carter (D) - Ex-New Orleans City Councilman
      • Scott Barron (D)
      • Regina Bartholomew (D) - Attorney
      • Karen Carter (D) - State Rep
      • Deven "DC" Collins (D)
      • John Edwards (D)
      • M.V. "Vinny" Mendoza (D)
      • Derrick Shepherd (D) - State Sen
      • Eric Bradley (R)
      • Joe Lavigne (R) - Attorney
      • L.W. "Lance" von Uhde (R)
      • Olangee "O.J." Breech (D) - Businessman
    • Race Type: D-I
    • Projections:
      • Charlie Cook's Projection: Likely-D
      • CQ Politics Projection: Safe Democrat
      • Larry Sabato: Solid-D
    • District Census Profile
    • District Map
    • National Journal Race Profile
    • OpenSecrets: Campaign Finance Profile
    • DCCC District Profile
    • Latest News: LA-02
      • LA-02: The Blue Majority $10,000 Challenge
      • LA-02: SSP, DailyKos & MyDD Endorse Carter for Congress
  • LA-03
    • Incumbent: Charles Melancon (D)
    • Candidates
      • Incumbent: Charlie Melancon (D) - US Rep
        Charlie Melancon has been endorsed by the State Fed.
      • Craig Romero (R) - State Sen
    • Race Type: D-I
    • Projections:
      • Charlie Cook's Projection: Leans-D
      • CQ Politics Projection: Leans Democratic
      • Larry Sabato: Leans-D
    • National Journal Ranking: 35
    • OurCongress.org: LA-3 News
    • District Census Profile
    • District Map
    • National Journal Race Profile
    • OpenSecrets: Campaign Finance Profile
    • DCCC District Profile
  • LA-04
    • Incumbent: Jim McCrery (R)
    • Candidates
      • Chester Kelley (R)
      • Artis Cash (D) - Minister
      • Patti Cox (D) - Environmental Activist
    • Race Type: R-I
    • Projections:
      • Charlie Cook's Projection: Solid-R
      • CQ Politics Projection: Safe Republican
    • District Census Profile
    • District Map
    • National Journal Race Profile
    • OpenSecrets: Campaign Finance Profile
    • DCCC District Profile
  • LA-05
    • Incumbent: Rodney Alexander (R)
    • Candidates
      • Incumbent: Rodney Alexander (R) - US Rep
      • Gloria Williams Hearn (D) - Educator
      • Brent Sanders (L)
      • Richard Fontanesi (L) - Computer Programmer
    • Race Type: D-I
    • Projections:
      • Charlie Cook's Projection: Solid-D
      • CQ Politics Projection: Safe Republican
    • District Census Profile
    • District Map
    • National Journal Race Profile
    • OpenSecrets: Campaign Finance Profile
    • DCCC District Profile
  • LA-06
    • Incumbent: Richard Baker (R)
    • Candidates
      • Incumbent: Richard Baker (R) - US Rep
    • Race Type: R-I
    • Projections:
      • Charlie Cook's Projection: Solid-R
      • CQ Politics Projection: Safe Republican
    • District Census Profile
    • District Map
    • National Journal Race Profile
    • OpenSecrets: Campaign Finance Profile
    • DCCC District Profile
  • LA-07
    • Incumbent: Charles Boustany (R)
    • Candidates
      • Incumbent: Charles Boustany (R) - US Rep
      • Mike Stagg (D) - Technology Consultant
    • Race Type: R-I
    • Projections:
      • Charlie Cook's Projection: Likely-R
      • CQ Politics Projection: Republican Favored
      • Larry Sabato: Solid-R
    • OurCongress.org: LA-7 News
    • District Census Profile
    • District Map
    • National Journal Race Profile
    • OpenSecrets: Campaign Finance Profile
    • DCCC District Profile
  • All House Races
    • OurCongress.org: Louisiana House Race News
    • National Journal Tipsheet
    • Sabato's Crystal Ball

• Louisiana Election Links

  • Politics1 Candidates List (All Statewide Races)
  • Washington Post: Louisiana Campaign Ads *NEW*
  • DC Political Report: Louisiana
  • Election Projection: Louisiana
  • Yahoo! Louisiana Election Page (Great Resource!)
  • Polling Report
    Subscription required, see Basecamp Writeboard for login info
  • Associated Press State Profile
  • Associated Press Statewide Candidates List
  • Hedgehog Report: Latest Polls

• Campaign Finance

  • FEC Campaign Finance Data: All Federal Candidates
  • List Of Louisiana RAW Data
  • View Reports
  • Campaign Finance, Louisiana Board of Ethics