About this site and section: New South Politics provides political news analysis and commentary from Matt O’Hern, who has worked with political campaigns in the southeast, including Alabama, since 2002. O’Hern spent the first four years of the 2000’s in Birmingham as a student at Samford University. He graduated in 2004 with a degree in journalism and a minor in political science. O’Hern’s political campaign experience includes roles ranging from micro-targeted Presidential advertising campaign management to door-to-door canvassing in neighborhoods. O’Hern’s professional experience includes news reporting and editing for various organizations and news publications in Alabama and Florida since 2002. O’Hern created New South Politics to cover remarkable trends in political news impacting southern states. O’Hern’s other site, 2024Field.com, was created to inform and update voters on both sides of the aisle about the latest developments surrounding sitting and former politicians who have shown indications of interest in a 2024 candidacy.
Louisiana Politics
Richard Nelson Becomes Fourth Louisiana Republican to Declare Candidacy for Governor
BATON ROUGE, La. – With Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards unable to …
Immigration Remains a Top Issue of Concern for Voters at the Start of 2023
With the Supreme Court voting to uphold Title 42 on immigration and …
Louisiana’s Republican US Senators May Run for Governor
BATON ROUGE, La. – While many governors put the 2022 Midterm Election behind …
Louisiana Could Shift U.S. Senate Control in December
Considering the amount of recent polls showing tightening senate races across the …