On Nov. 8, Louisiana voters go to the polls, just like in states across the country — only they’ll technically be voting in a primary election that includes candidates from all corners. Their ...

Louisiana lawmakers have passed a bill that will change the state's election process for certain primary races, including Congress and the state Supreme Court.

With Louisiana moving to a closed primary model in April and Republican U.S. Senate candidates jockeying for their moderate-to-conservative shares of the electoral pie, state Treasurer John Fleming ...

Open primaries were first used for Louisiana’s federal elections in 1978, when state lawmakers changed rules for U.S. House and Senate. It’s not used for Louisiana’s presidential primary.

Louisiana’s open primary system pits all candidates, regardless of political party, against each other in one race. If a candidate receives a majority of the vote, they win the election.

BATON ROUGE — Louisiana’s primary elections are a little over a month away — on Saturday, Oct. 14 — and the general election in Louisiana isn’t until Nov. 18.

Louisiana state Sen. Blake Miguez (R) has launched a primary bid challenging Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) ahead of 2026, adding ...

President Donald Trump and Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry have discussed U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow challenging U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy in next year's Republican primary, according to multiple people ...

Former Rep. John Fleming, now the Louisiana state treasurer, on Wednesday launched a 2026 primary challenge to Sen. Bill Cassidy, a fellow Republican who voted to convict Donald Trump at his ...

On Nov. 8, Louisiana voters go to the polls, just like in states across the country — only they’ll technically be voting in a primary election that includes candidates from Louisiana uses a ...

The new primary system, which will not go into effect until 2026, would only apply to primary elections for Congress, Louisiana’s Supreme Court, the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and the ...

In Louisiana’s open primary system, a candidate can win the election if they receive a majority of the primary vote. Otherwise, the top two candidates will advance to the general election on Nov ...