Louisiana has open primary elections on Saturday, October 11. Secretary of State Nancy Landry issued important details to keep in mind as constituents prepare to vote.

It’s time for early voting in New Orleans and about half of Louisiana. While the mayoral primary is New Orleans gets the bulks of the coverage, there are also elections or ballot issues in 30 other parishes.

Candidates for U.S. House and Senate who aren’t Democrats or Republicans have more work to do to get on the Louisiana ballot for the 2026 midterm elections.

Early voting began on Saturday, September 27, and will run through Saturday, October 4. The polls will not be open on Sunday, September 28. You can cast you ballot between 8:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. on any one of the early voting days.

There are no statewide races, but some parishes have financial matters to vote on and other parishes have big elections underway.

After reviewing state voter rolls going back to the 1980s, Louisiana’s Republican secretary of state announced this month that “non-citizens illegally registering or voting is not a systemic problem in Louisiana.

Louisiana is one of nine states that will swap voter rolls with Texas to prevent duplicate registrations and maintain accurate voter registration lists.

The U.S. Supreme Court could have a major impact on the 2026 midterm elections as it considers three cases that could change voting rights or election laws.