42,000 Louisianians voted absentee before Gov. Landry suspended US House primaries

By: Piper Hutchinson

Outlets: Louisiana Illuminator

Published: May 5, 2026

Words: 396

Last Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago

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The Louisiana Secretary of State received more than 42,000 absentee ballots from voters for the May 16 election by the time Gov. Jeff Landry suspended primaries last week for the state’s six U.S. House races, according to records officials provided Monday.

The numbers are taking on added significance after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Louisiana’s existing congressional map Wednesday, ruling that state lawmakers relied too heavily on the race of voters when they …

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