Conrad Cable

Conrad Cable grew up in Marion, where his grandmother owned the Dairy Bar café.¹ He recalls learning to grow vegetables with relatives and packing produce with his mother for delivery to elderly neighbors who could not get to the store.¹

He describes himself as a first generation farmer, now working full time in Union Parish.¹ Cable graduated from the University of Louisiana Monroe in 2017.¹ After losing his job during the pandemic, he and his brother built a small farm in Union Parish.¹ His account describes early crop failures and lean winters, followed by studying business practices and sustainable agriculture as they worked to keep the farm going.¹

In May 2026, Cable sought to join other candidates in a federal challenge to Louisiana's suspension of spring congressional primaries.² The state subsequently adopted a November open primary for House races, with a December runoff if needed.³ His campaign emphasizes protecting health coverage and addressing food insecurity alongside raising wages.⁴

Cable faces fellow Democrat Matt Gromlich and Republicans Mike Johnson, Gordon Heslop and Mike Nichols.⁵ He supports Medicare for All, a higher minimum wage that increases with inflation, stronger union rights and better pay protections for tipped restaurant workers.⁴ He also argues for protecting Medicare and Medicaid as foundations of family health security.¹