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How to vote in Louisiana · 2026

Voter ID rules, vote-by-mail policy, registration deadlines, and polling place lookup for Louisiana residents — verify the specifics with the Louisiana Secretary of State at the link.

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Official source of record
Louisiana Secretary of State — Elections
Verify →
3Federal candidate finance · 2026 cycle

Money in the Louisiana federal races

Top-fundraising candidate per race, sourced live from the FEC OpenFEC API. Click through to fec.gov for full disclosures.

U.S. SENATE
William M. Cassidy (R)$13.3Mfec.gov →
John C. Jr. Fleming (R)$11.3Mfec.gov →
U.S. HOUSE
D4James Michael Johnson (R)$17.5Mfec.gov →
D1Steve Mr Scalise (R)$9.3Mfec.gov →
D5Blake Miguez (R)$6.2Mfec.gov →
1FEC OpenFEC API2026-05-03
2District map · TIGER/Line 2025 boundaries

Every district in Louisiana, on one map

Click any congressional, state senate, or state house polygon for the sitting member and a brief description. Toggle layers below the map to see overlapping legislative geography. Source polygons: US Census TIGER/Line 2025.

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Layers
true polygons · 2025 vintage · click a district for details1US Census TIGER/Line 20252026-05-03
3Current officeholders

Who represents Louisiana now

Sitting federal members and the governor. Names from Congress.gov (refreshed weekly) and hand-verified state data.

GOVERNOR
Jeff Landry (Republican)
U.S. SENATE
Cassidy, Bill (Republican)· since 2015bio ↗
Energy and Natural ResourcesEnergyNational Parks+1
FinanceFiscal Responsibility and Economic GrowthHealth Care+1
Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsEmployment and Workplace SafetyPrimary Health and Retirement Security
Veterans' Affairs
Kennedy, John (Republican)· since 2017bio ↗
AppropriationsCommerce, Justice, Science, and Related AgenciesDepartment of Defense+4
Banking, Housing, and Urban AffairsEconomic PolicyFinancial Institutions and Consumer Protection+1
the Budget
the JudiciaryBorder Security and ImmigrationFederal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights+1
U.S. HOUSE
Energy and CommerceCommunications and TechnologyHealth
Homeland SecurityOversight, Investigations, and Accountability
Armed ServicesReadinessSeapower and Projection Forces
CHAIROversight and Government ReformEconomic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs
Select Subcommittee to Investigate the Remaining Questions Surrounding
Financial ServicesCapital MarketsFinancial Institutions+1
1Congress.gov API v32026-05-03
3State legislature

Louisiana legislators

State senators and representatives by district. Names from OpenStates, refreshed weekly. Multi-member districts (e.g. WV, NH, MD, VT, NJ) list all sitting members under the same district.

STATE SENATE · 39 members · 39 districts
STATE HOUSE · 105 members · 105 districts
Source: openstates.org
3At-a-glance rules
Photo ID requestedExcuse-required absenteeOnline voter registration
3NCSL voter ID requirements2026-05-03Verify with state SOS →
VOTER ID REQUIREMENTS
Louisiana requires a photo ID. Accepted: LA driver's license, LA special ID, US military ID. Voters without ID may sign an affidavit.
VOTE BY MAIL
Absentee voting available with a valid excuse or through early voting at registrar offices.
Register to vote →Find polling place →
3NCSL voter ID requirements2026-04-153NCSL absentee + VBM rules2026-04-15
Local elections in Louisiana are administered by your Parish Registrar of Voters. For ballot or registration help, contact your parish Registrar of Voters.
Official action — LA

The state’s own tools, with links to verify.

Each card below routes to the official Louisiana system. Where the state delegates to county Supervisors of Elections, the card says so honestly.

Statewide→
Check my registration
Single-stop portal. Name + DOB. ASP.NET cookie-handshake portal — verifier treats as SPA shell.
Statewide→
Register / update online
LA DL or state ID + last 4 SSN. 20-day pre-election deadline (online); 30-day for paper. SOS landing page entered into voterportal.sos.la.gov (old `/Registrant/Registration` deep-link path 404'd in 2026; SOS routes voters through the SoS info hub instead).
Statewide→
Find my polling place
Address-based. GeauxVote mobile app same data. (Old `/PollingLocation` deep link 404'd; address-lookup form is at `/Home/AddressLogin`.)
Statewide→
Preview my ballot
Per-voter sample ballot, populated ~3 weeks pre-election.
County
Request a mail ballot
Online request via voter portal; submitted to PARISH Registrar of Voters. EXCUSE REQUIRED (age 65+, military, etc.). (Old `/RequestAbsenteeBallot` deep-link path 404'd; SOS now points voters through the VoteByMail hub.)
Statewide→
Track my mail ballot
Status surfaces in voter portal.
Statewide→
See who's on the ballot
Searchable candidate DB across all elections.
Statewide→
Statewide ballot measures
Six constitutional amendments certified for Nov 2026 (per 2025 lege session, June 9-12).
Statewide→
Live + past results
Graphical Election Results. CSV export. Mobile-friendly.
Statewide→
Election calendar
Jungle primary 2026-11-03, runoff 2026-12-05. **2026 US House primary suspended 2026-04-30 by Gov. Landry following SCOTUS Callais ruling.**
1UOCAVA · military & overseas voters

Federal deadlines for Louisiana

Active-duty service members, their families, and U.S. citizens overseas have separate deadlines under UOCAVA. Sourced live from the U.S. Federal Voting Assistance Program.

2026-05-16Ballot Request — State PrimaryReceived by
2026-05-16Ballot Return — State PrimaryReceived by
2026-05-16Registration — State PrimaryReturn by Email or Fax: Received by
2026-05-16Registration — State PrimaryReturn by Online: Received by
2026-05-16Registration — State PrimaryReturn by Mail: Postmarked by
2026-06-27Ballot Request — State Primary RunoffReceived by
2026-06-27Ballot Return — State Primary RunoffReceived by
2026-06-27Registration — State Primary RunoffReturn by Mail: Postmarked by
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