Louisiana's presidential primary, municipal elections pushed back again due to coronavirus
BATON ROUGE - Governor John Bel Edwards says the state is again pushing back elections already delayed by the coronavirus.
The state's presidential primary election, once postponed until June 20, will now happen July 11. Municipal elections that were moved to July 25 will now happen August 15 instead.
At the request of @Louisiana_sos, I have postponed Louisiana’s elections for another few weeks because of the COVID-19 outbreak in the state. #lagov #allege
— John Bel Edwards (@LouisianaGov) April 14, 2020
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Both elections will be held on their respective dates from 7 a.m to 8 p.m.
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You can read the full proclamation from the governor here: https://gov.louisiana.gov/assets/Proclamations/2020/46-JBE-2020-Elections-Rescheduled.pdf