In the 2023 election cycle in Louisiana, conservatives let their voices be heard. It wasn’t just a Republican wave in the state last year – it was a decidedly conservative wave. Moderate (read: really Democrat) Republicans were thrashed just as much as actual Democrats were.
It was a wonderful turn of events for a state that had elected Democrat John Bel Edwards to the governor’s mansion in the previous two election cycles. Edwards’ own choice of successor, Shawn Wilson, couldn’t even make it to a runoff with multiple other Republicans on the ballot (Louisiana is a jungle primary state, meaning all candidates, regardless of party, are on the same ballot).
But Republicans in Louisiana can be their own worst enemy when it comes to governance. Even while Republicans had…
