BATON ROUGE - Louisiana State Rep. Julie Emerson dropped out of the U.S. Senate race for Bill Cassidy's seat following President Donald Trump's endorsement of Rep. Julia Letlow.

In a statement on social media, Emerson said with Letlow's entrance into the race, "the path to victory that was visible a couple months ago has diminished." She said she supports President Trump and "respect[s] his decision to endorse" Letlow.

Emerson announced her entrance into the race in Oct. 2025.