On this episode, host Lynda Woolard talks with New Orleans immigration lawyer Kathleen Gasparian as the nation prepares for a second Trump presidency.  You can connect with Gasparian Spivey Immigration through their website, Instagram, and Facebook. Listed are several of the immigration groups that need your support now: ISLA Home is Here New Orleans Project Ishmael Hagar’s House Catholic Charities

On this episode, Nick Laborde, Democratic candidate for Louisiana Public Service Commissioner, talks to host Lynda Woolard about the most important regulatory body Louisianans don’t know about and the historic opportunity on Louisiana ballots this year. Find out more about Nick at nickforla.com. Follow Nick on Instagram and TikTok. Help talk to voters about Nick’s campaign by visiting the Louisiana

On this episode, it’s GO TIME! We give you a break down on the state of the presidential race and how to get engaged now to help turn out our voters. Our Dem professor, Stephen Handwerk, joins host Lynda Woolard to talk about this year’s elections and future opportunities for Democrats in Louisiana. Find ways to engage through our Krewe

On this episode, host Lynda Woolard shares info about her move to Delaware and the future of Louisiana Lefty. Follow Lynda on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Thanks to Ben Collinsworth for producing Louisiana Lefty, Jennifer Pack of Black Cat Studios for our Super-Lefty artwork, and Thousand $ Car for allowing us to use their swamp pop classic, Security Guard, as

On this episode, our progressive professor, Stephen Handwerk, returns to help us debrief the Louisiana Democratic Party DSCC and Party Chair elections. Here we come full circle from our January 2023 conversation on “Demystifying Party Chair Elections.”  Read The Illuminator’s Piper Hutchinson’s first hand report of the chair election: ​​Gaines takes over as La. Democratic Party chair after Bernhardt ousted

On this episode, the new chair of the Louisiana Democratic Party Randal Gaines talks to host Lynda Woolard about his initial plans for rebuilding and rehabbing the organization. Sign up for email updates from the Louisiana Democratic Party: louisianademocrats.org Follow the Louisiana Democratic Party on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Thanks to Ben Collinsworth for producing Louisiana Lefty, Jennifer Pack of

On this episode, political professional Westley Bayas and host Lynda Woolard give a sneak peak of the Intro to Campaign Finance Disclosure Webinar available on Louisiana Lefty’s YouTube. Watch the full webinar: Intro to Campaign Finance Disclosure Research Louisiana campaign finance reports: ethics.la.gov Research federal campaign finance reports: fec.gov Louisiana Democratic Party phone number: 225-336-4155 Follow Westley Bayas on Twitter.

On this episode, host Lynda Woolard shares a Zoom event she recorded with our Democratic Party professor Stephen Handwerk and current Democratic Parish Executive Committee candidates.  Louisiana State Law on Political Parties, Parish Executive Committees RS 18:444 – RS 18:448: Start Reading Here  See what’s on your March 23, 2024 ballot: Secretary of State Voter Portal Geaux Vote App Get

On this episode, host Lynda Woolard previews the year for Louisiana Lefty and introduces the origins of the Blue Reboot movement to reform the Louisiana Democratic Party. Get more information on Blue Reboot: bluerebootla.org Find Blue Reboot on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. See what’s on your March 23, 2024 ballot: Secretary of State Voter Portal Geaux Vote App Thanks to

Creating a functioning Louisiana Democratic Party is an existential issue for the survival of our state. (No hyperbole.) We are in a moment where we should be having friendly but clarifying conversations with each other, current DSCC members, and potential chair and executive committee candidates about the future of the party. Check out our DSCC FAQ ONE SHEET: https://bit.ly/DSCCFAQ Read

This week we’re sharing a short bonus episode with some inspiring words from Friend of Lefty, Public Service Commissioner Davante Lewis. After the disastrous results of our October 14, 2023 Louisiana primary elections, we held a couple of live Zooms with Democrats interested in change at the state party. We’ll be distilling that content for release in our next episode.

As we complete our summer series of bonus episodes focused on “Demystifying the Democratic Party” with our progressive professor, Stephen Handwerk, we break down what coordinated campaigns between state parties and candidates are and why they are important. Find all our episodes in this ongoing series on our special Louisiana Lefty archives page: Demystifying the Democratic Party Find more Louisiana

While Louisiana Lefty is on summer break, “Professor” Stephen Handwerk, former executive director of the Louisiana Democratic Party and current DSCC member, as well as political consultant and strategist to the Association of State Democratic Committees on behalf of state parties, joins host Lynda Woolard for a bonus episode to break down the roles and responsibilities of the Democratic State

Louisiana Lefty has been on winter break, but recent events with the Louisiana Democratic Party prompted us to quickly put out an episode to address some of the questions about how we get state party leadership. On this episode, host Lynda Woolard and “Professor” Stephen Handwerk break down how we get – or change – a Louisiana Democratic Party chair.

Louisiana Lefty is on winter break, but still releasing mini-pods. On this episode, host Lynda Woolard acknowledges the pitfalls that exist for digital organizing on Twitter now that the platform has been purchased by a so-called free speech absolutist and conspiracy theorist, and suggests some common sense security measures users can take to protect themselves. Find more Louisiana Lefty content

Louisiana Lefty is on winter break this month, but we’re still releasing Action Lefty mini-pods. This week, host Lynda Woolard goes over some of the simple ways – besides phone banking and text banking – you can use your smartphone to help your favorite candidate. Make sure you are following Louisiana Lefty on your favorite podcast platform, and help us

Louisiana Lefty is on winter break, but still releasing mini-pods. On this episode, host Lynda Woolard speaks with Maria Harmon and Laramie Griffin of Decarcerate Louisiana, as they recount what went wrong with the November 8th vote on Constitutional Amendment 7, which sought to remove slavery from our state constitution. Little was known in Louisiana about the fact that we

Louisiana Lefty is on summer break, but we’re releasing mini-pods. This week, we’ve got clips from an advocacy event we did last week, based on a piece host Lynda Woolard wrote for the Bayou Brief in response to the overturn of Roe by the Supreme Court. We had Deon Haywood, Executive Director of Women with a Vision, speak about what’s

Louisiana Lefty is on winter break this month, but we’re still releasing Action Lefty mini-pods. This week, host Lynda Woolard highlights suggested materials from the Recommended Resources page of our website: LouisianaLefty.Rocks With Voting Rights legislation hanging in the balance, All In: The Fight for Democracy, a documentary framed by Stacey Abrams’ first run for governor of Georgia, is essential

Louisiana Lefty is on winter break this month, but we’re still releasing Action Lefty mini-pods. This week, host Lynda Woolard goes over the resources available on our website: LouisianaLefty.Rocks Any missed podcast episodes can be found on our Archives page. We continue to add to the Watch, Read, and Listen Lists on our Recommended Resources page. As we hit the first anniversary of the January

Louisiana Lefty is on summer break this month, but we’re still releasing Action Lefty mini-pods. This week, Lamar White, publisher of the Bayou Brief, joins host Lynda Woolard to discuss the Organizer of the Month Awards. View our previous awardees and nominate your favorite organizer for future recognition at the links below. Bayou Brief: Louisiana Organizer of the Month Gallery

Louisiana Lefty is on summer break this month, but we’re still dishing out tips and tricks! This week, host Lynda Woolard gives a quick overview of how to set up your own Letter To the Editor writing team, with best practices for getting your letters published. For more information on how to write letters and why they work, check out

Louisiana Lefty is on summer break this month, but we’re still dishing out tips and tricks! Follow Louisiana Lefty on Twitter! Louisiana Political Hashtags: #lalege #lagov #lasen How to Organize a Twitter Storm Thanks to Ben Collinsworth for producing Louisiana Lefty, Jennifer Pack of Black Cat Studios for creating our Super-Lefty artwork, and Thousand Dollar Car for allowing us to

Louisiana Lefty is on summer break this month, but we’re still dishing out tips and tricks! Follow us on Twitter! Thanks to Ben Collinsworth for producing Louisiana Lefty, Jennifer Pack of Black Cat Studios for creating our Super-Lefty artwork, and Thousand Dollar Car for allowing us to use their swamp pop classic, Security Guard, as the Louisiana Lefty theme song.