LA-3 Runoff: It’s a Jungle Out There

By: Steve Maley (Diary)  |  November 8th at 10:00 PM  | 

In a Jungle Primary oddity, Tuesday’s election pitted two incumbent Republicans vying for a single seat in Louisiana’s new District 3 (Southwest LA). The results: Rep. Charles Boustany (R-Lafayette) – 45% Rep. Jeff Landry (R-New Iberia) – 30% Attorney Ron Richard (D-Lake Charles) – 22% “The Field” 1 (R) & 1 (L) – 3% Until the entry of the unknown Richard into the race, Boustany | Read More »

81 versus 62 is the Measure of Jeff Landry vs. Charles Boustany, Jr.

By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  October 18th at 04:30 AM  | 

The Heritage Action for America (HAFA) scorecard, until the day I get around to doing one, is pretty much the gold standard for conservatism in Congress. The average House Republican has a score of 66%. In Louisiana, thanks to redistricting, Congressmen Charles Boustany and Jeff Landry have been put in a district together. Louisiana has a jungle primary where everyone piles in together on November | Read More »

Charles Boustany: The Most Pro-Palestinian Republican in Congress

By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary)  |  September 28th at 01:21 PM  | 

The primaries ended a long time ago, and we are all focused assiduously on the general election.  However, there is one major Republican primary contest that is still outstanding.  The member-on-member battle between conservative Jeff Landry and pro-Palestinian leftist Charles Boustany in Louisiana District 3. Louisiana holds a jungle primary in which all candidates, regardless of party affiliation, are put on the same ballot on | Read More »