The 2014 convention of the Green Party of Louisiana was held in New Orleans and featured former presidential nominee Jill Stein.
[5] In 2001, former Black Panther Party member and community organizer Malik Rahim ran for New Orleans City Council (at-large).
His platform centered on criminal justice reform, workers rights (including a living wage referendum), and housing issues.
His campaign included promises to enforce the Davis-Bacon Act, to push for reopening Charity Hospital, and to protect wetlands.
[14][15] A special election was held for Louisiana's 5th congressional district in 2013, and Eliot Barron ran for the office on the Green ticket, finishing 12th (out of 14) with 492 votes (0.5%).
[24] After the 2016 Louisiana floods, the party called for "the rapid elimination of the fossil fuel economy" in the face of climate catastrophe.