Important news for Louisiana voters: Beginning on August 1, any voter who is registered as Independent will automatically have their party affiliation changed to “No Party.”

That change will affect 1,058 voters in Webster Parish, registered as Independents, who believe they were choosing not to affiliate with any party; however, they were affiliated with the Independent Party.

Changing voters’ registrations from Independent to “No Party” will help eliminate voter confusion heading into the Closed Party Primaries and will ensure that those who wish to be unaffiliated with a political party can participate in the party primaries.

Beginning in 2026, Louisiana will be transitioning to the Closed Party Primary system, which was created by the Legislature in Act 1 of the 2024 First Extraordinary Session.

In party primaries, Democrats (7,797 in Webster) can only vote in the Democratic primary, Republicans (9,255) can only vote in the Republican primary, and No Party voters can choose which party primary they participate in, but these voters must stick with that party through the first round and the party primary runoff, if one occurs.

Also, in Webster Parish, there are 4,641 voters registered as parties other than the above.

To learn more, or to check your party affiliation, visit GeauxVote.com or download the free GeauxVote Mobile App.