HOUSTON — Everything is bigger in Texas, including the shock of this win. On November 3, Gina Hinojosa defeated three-term Republican Governor Greg Abbott and became the first Latina and the first Democrat to hold the office since Ann Richards. James Talarico defeated Ken Paxton for the U.S. Senate. Democrats also took lieutenant governor, attorney general, and comptroller. The same night, Keisha Lance Bottoms became the first Black woman elected governor of any U.S. state when she won in Georgi

BATON ROUGE, La. — The bronze man under the oaks at the LSU Rural Life Museum still tips his hat. One hand raised, the other at his side. The 1927 plaque on the pedestal is plain: “Erected by the City of Natchitoches in grateful recognition of the arduous and faithful service of THE GOOD DARKIES OF LOUISIANA.” Donated by J.L. Bryan. A later plate notes that the figure, sculpted by Hans Schuler of Baltimore, was given to the museum in 1972 by Mrs. Jo Bryan Ducournau of Hope Plantation. A museum