6 takeaways from Louisiana’s 6th District candidates forum

States Newsroom · October 10, 2026

State Sen. Rick Edmonds, R-Baton Rouge, was the sole defender of some of President Donald Trump’s more controversial policies as the only Republican taking part in a candidates’ forum Friday night for Louisiana’s 6th Congressional District candidates. Democrats Pat Forbes, Chauna Banks and Lindsay “Rubia” Garcia…

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