On June 16, the Louisiana legislature gave final approval to SB 18, which changes Louisiana congressional elections from “top-two” to a closed primary system. Independent voters would choose which party’s primary ballot to use (although any qualified party could pass a bylaw barring independents from voting in its primary).

The Associated Press writer in Louisiana, when writing articles about SB 18, has consistently and erroneously said that only the Democratic and Republican Parties would have primaries to choose congressional candidates. In reality, five parties will hold primaries (Democratic, Republican, Libertarian, Green and Reform).