Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry announced changes to the state’s election process for 2026, switching select key ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Louisiana voters should check their mailboxes for a piece of mail explaining the state’s new closed party primary system starting in 2026. Secretary of State Nancy ...

Louisiana is switching to a closed primary system and will no longer recognize the Independent Party. The move comes after the state legislature and the governor approved a move to close primaries.

This change to certain primaries being closed was made by the Louisiana Legislature, as outlined in Act 1 of the 2024 First Extraordinary Session, ensuring that only registered members can vote for ...

(The Center Square) – Louisiana’s move to a party-primary system, which limits voters to a single party’s primary but still allows unaffiliated voters to participate, is expected to cost up to $47 ...