Democrats continued to object, saying the plan could cause voter confusion and get the state in legal trouble.

Louisiana lawmakers have been pushing to keep food assistance flowing to 17% of the state’s residents and to adjust next spring’s election timetable.

● Voters should bring an ID with them to vote (Louisiana driver’s license, Louisiana Special ID card, a generally recognized picture identification card with name and signature such as a passport, or a digital license via LA Wallet). ● Election results can be viewed in real-time via GeauxVote Mobile or at www.sos.la.gov [sos.la.gov].

Louisiana lawmakers convened Thursday at the State Capitol for a special session to adjust the state’s 2026 election calendar. Republicans want to account for a pending U.S. Supreme Court ruling on a case that could dramatically reshape Louisiana’s six congressional districts ahead of next year’s midterm elections – a ruling that several other states are

On the second day of a special legislative session, the House and Governmental Affairs Committee advanced two bills that would push all of Louisiana’s April 18 elections back to May 16.

The Louisiana Senate voted along political party lines Saturday to push back 2026 election dates in an effort to leave as much time as possible to redraw Louisiana’s congressional map. Republicans expect to craft political districts more to their liking if they receive a favorable ruling from the U.

Louisiana lawmakers passed two Senate bills to delay the state's spring primary elections by one month in anticipation of a potential ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court on the state's redistricting case.

State lawmakers will begin a special session on Thursday to decide new dates for the 2026 election cycle amid the U.S. Supreme Court case concerning Louisiana's congressional map.

Republican Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has announced that he is calling lawmakers back to the Capitol to consider changes to next year’s election schedule, plans and code

BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana lawmakers are back in Baton Rouge this week for a special session all about elections. Lawmakers are trying to change the dates of Louisiana’s 2026 elections, and it all ties back to a major court case that could reshape how the state votes.

A special session begins Wednesday in Louisiana to discuss election matters. Gov. Jeff Landry will gavel in the session just days after the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in the redistricting case regarding the state's congressional map.

The Louisiana State Senate has passed two Republican-authored bills that could delay the state's spring primary elections ahead of the Supreme Court's decision on the state's redistricting case.