Rep. Michael Echols elected House Republican caucus chair in victory for Gov. Jeff Landry

Gov. Landry’s pick wins Louisiana House Republican Caucus chairman’s race

Rep. Michael Echols stands at the podium. (Allison Allsop)State Rep. Michael Echols of Monroe beat out Rep. John Illg of Harahan to become head of Louisiana House Republican Caucus after Gov. Jeff Landry got involved in the race. The tally from the vote taken Thursday afternoon was 39-33, according to GOP legislators. Illg expected to be caucus chairman and after striking a deal with the former leader, Rep. Mark Wright of Covington, two years ag…

Rep. Michael Echols elected House Republican caucus chair in victory for Gov. Jeff Landry

Gov. Jeff Landry won an inside-the-State-Capitol victory Thursday when Republicans in the Louisiana House of Representatives elected his favored candidate to be their next caucus chair.

House Republicans elect Landry-backed lawmaker to serve as majority leader in 2026 session

BATON ROUGE — Republican members of the Louisiana House on Thursday selected Gov. Jeff Landry's preferred candidate as the chamber's majority leader.Rep. Michael Echols of Monroe was elected to the House in 2019. His colleagues selected him over Rep. John Illg of Metairie. Illg had opposed Landry's support for a bill that would have given the state insurance commissioner more power to reject rate increases. Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple said…