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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 19, 2019 Contact: Melanie Oubre melanie@emergelouisiana.org | (504) 214-5215 Emerge Louisiana to host Second ...

The third in a series of interviews in Louisiana, Jennifer Greene and Melanie Oubre discuss their efforts in recruiting, training and ...

When her daughter was in just the first grade, lobbyist Marie DesOrmeaux Centanni brought her to the Louisiana Capitol to see how the Legislature ...

This fall, the people of Louisiana will once again elect state legislators — both representatives and senators — in every district across the state. ...

WASHINGTON – After historic midterms, when they helped Democrats recapture the House of Representatives, women of color are moving fast ...

This mom is pushing to use campaign funds for child care. It could help parents around the country. Caitlin Clarkson Pereira is one of a growing ...

More women are stepping into politics and a local organization is helping. The organization is called Emerge Louisiana and it’s celebrating ...

Photo by Collin Richie Hometown: Houston Age: 48 Family: Married to Corky Thompson, with three sons—Brennan, William and Dalton—and niece ...

POLITICS READY: Among the Baton Rouge-area women going through the Emerge program are, from left, Alsie Dunbar, Belinda Davis and Morgan ...

Women make up more than half of the population in the US, but they hold less than a third of elected offices. To discuss this ...