Letlow defeated Fleming in Saturday’s runoff. She is heavily favored in the general election in November in the deep-red state. The Louisiana runoff was the latest test of the p

U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow will fend off a tough campaign from state Treasurer John Fleming to win the Republican runoff for the U.S. Senate on Saturday and become the prohibitive favorite to be Louisiana...

David Vander Meer died in custody this week as he was awaiting extradition in connection with murder and insurance fraud charges in Bernadette Vander Meer’s death.