Louisiana legislative leader pans excluding no-party voters from primaries: ‘I don’t like it’

By: Julie O'Donoghue

Outlets: Louisiana Illuminator

Published: May 22, 2026

Words: 519

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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Louisiana Senate President Cameron Henry, R-Metairie, said he doesn’t support a bill that’s advancing in the legislature to exclude unaffiliated voters from Democratic and Republican primary elections.

“I don’t like it,” Henry responded when asked Thursday about the proposal.

“The independent party, the no-party, is about one-third of the voting population. I don’t know why you would tell someone, if they wanted to vote, that they can’t,” Henry said.

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