BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — More than two dozen candidates vying to be Louisiana’s newest U.S. House member have registered to run in the March 20 special election to fill a vacant congressional seat.
Thirteen contenders filed paperwork to compete for the 5th District seat representing northeast and central Louisiana. That position is open because Republican U.S. Rep.-elect Luke Letlow died from COVID-19 complications.
Letlow’s widow is among those in the race, along with a candidate who is running for the seat from a jail cell.
