• League of Women Voters of New Orleans
  

  Includes candidate guides to current elections and a wealth of additional good links about local elections.

• Louisiana Legislators, Past & Present:
  • Find Your State Legislators

    A link at the very top of this page allows you to search by address to find your state and national legislators. The page also includes links to an alphabetical list of all Louisiana Senators and Representatives, and links to House and Senate district maps.

  • Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2008
  • Membership in the Louisiana Senate, 1880-2008
• Louisiana Ethics Administration Program
  

  View candidates' campaign finance reports online.

• Politics1.com (Louisiana)
  

  Scroll down to find lists of candidates in current elections, with links to campaign sites or other information sites for most of the individual candidates

• Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana
  

  "PAR is an independent voice, offering solutions to critical public issues in Louisiana through accurate, objective research and focusing public attention on those solutions."

• Voter Registration Information and Procedures

  Includes a printable voter registration application, a list of the location of state-wide voter registration offices, a polling place locator, and answers to Frequently Asked Questions about voter registration.

Non-Local Political Sites:

• Council of Foreign Relations: The Source
  

  The CFR's "outreach initiative to provide students and others interested in foreign policy with solid ideas and information about what's going on in the world today."

• Elected Officials on the Issues
  

  "...where you can see every candidates' view on every issue."

• Gun Laws, Gun Control & Gun Rights
  

  "JURIST: The Law Professors' Network presents this guide on Gun Laws, Gun Control & Gun Rights as an educational resource for individuals on all sides in the ongoing controversy over the legal status of guns in the United States."

• Law and Policy Institutions Guide
  

  Designed for lay persons and scholars alike

• opensecrets.org

  "Your guide to the money in American elections

• Project Vote Smart
  

  "Tracking the performance of over 13,000 political leaders."

• U.S. Conference of Mayors
  

  Look up mayors by name, city, population, etc. and also learn about the issues that our cities face going into the 21st century

Updated 2/1/2008