Senators pull back on Gov. Landry’s closed party primaries proposal

Louisiana lawmakers have curtailed Gov. Jeff Landry’s plans to move the state to closed party primary elections.  Based on the amended proposal a state Senate committee advanced Thursday, only congressional and state Supreme Court races would use closed party-only primaries, and the changes would take effect two years later than the governor wants. Still, the … Continue reading Senators pull back on Gov. Landry’s closed party primaries proposal