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 million over five years.
The changes do not apply to municipal races such as mayor, district attorney, sheriff, municipal boards, and judgeships.
Louisiana voters can learn more about closed party primaries through new educational videos available online.
Louisiana Secretary of State debuts educational videos on 2026 closed party primary election