A U.S. District Court in Louisiana is holding an extensive trial in the ballot access case for the Libertarian and Socialist Party presidential candidates. It convened at 10 a.m., went on for two hours, and has recessed for lunch. It reconvenes at 1:30 central time. Brian Moore, the Socialist Party’s presidential candidate, is one of the witnesses. He was on the stand for almost an hour, in the morning. The Libertarian Party also has witnesses, including the state chair, Adrien Monteleone. The state is fighting this case very hard, and has seven attorneys present.

The issue is whether to set aside the September 2 deadline for filing the paperwork for presidential and vice-presidential candidates. The Governor had issued a directive, not only postponing the congressional primary, but pushing back all deadlines that occurred the week of September 1-5, due to the storms.