I n March 1801, after the deeply partisan presidential election of 1800, Thomas Jefferson rose in the U.S. Capitol to take the oath of office. He had participated vigorously in the partisan ...

Port Arthur's $300 million school bond seeks to modernize campuses while preserving historical elements and enhancing ...

West Bank political veteran Ricky Templet, who was bested by two opponents in the race for his former seat on the Jefferson Parish Council Saturday, was likely a casualty of higher than normal ...

Thomas Jefferson was a contradictory character ... who was shocked by the bloody excesses of the Revolution. In the election of 1796 Adams narrowly defeated Jefferson. For the first and last ...

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN RIGHT NOW. IT SHOULD SHOW YOU THE ELECTION RESULTS FOR JEFFERSON PARISH COUNCIL DISTRICT ONE SEAT DEMOCRAT CANDIDATE ANDRE EMMANUEL LED THE RACE, SECURING HER SPOT IN ...

Affordable housing has been a recurring topic in Jefferson City politics ahead of the April 8 election. Candidates for Jefferson City's City Council Ward 3, Erica Choinka and Derek Thomas, similarly ...