During the past week, filing for the presidential primaries closed in Louisiana and Oklahoma. In both states, any candidate may qualify by paying a filing fee. The Oklahoma presidential primary will be March 6, and the Louisiana primary on March 24.

In the Oklahoma Democratic primary, the listed candidates will be Bob Ely of Illinois, President Obama, Darcy Richardson, Jim Rogers of Oklahoma, and Randall Terry of West Virginia.

In the Louisiana Democratic primary, the list candidates will be President Obama, Darcy Richardson, and John Wolfe of Tennessee.

In the Oklahoma Republican primary, the seven candidates will be Michele Bachmann, Newt Gingrich, Jon Huntsman, Ron Paul, Rick Perry, Mitt Romney, and Rick Santorum.

In the Louisiana Republican primary, the nine candidates will be Michele Bachmann, Randy Crow of North Carolina, Newt Gingrich, Jon Huntsman, Ron Paul, Rick Perry, Buddy Roemer, Mitt Romney, and Rick Santorum. It is somewhat surprising that Roemer filed in his home state, since he did not file in Oklahoma and since he has dropped out of the Republican race and is seeking the Americans Elect nomination. Gary Johnson did not file in either primary, which is not surprising because last month he said he was leaving the Republican race. It is highly likely he will enter the contest for the Libertarian nomination. Thanks to Randall Hayes for the Louisiana news. UPDATE: Roemer has not dropped out of the Republican race. He is continuing to seek the Republican nomination as well as the Americans Elect nomination.