Louisiana preps for 2026 closed party primary, here's what you need to know

Louisiana preps for 2026 closed party primary, here's what you need to know

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – Registered voters in Louisiana have received mailers from the Louisiana Secretary of State's Office about changes to the state's new closed party primaries. Louisiana is not completely abandoning its "jungle primary" process. Still, votes cast during the primary for U.S. House and Senate seats, the Louisiana Supreme Court, the Public Service Commission (PSC), and the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE…