Louisiana’s redesigned primaries test Trump’s reach as Cassidy seeks renomination

Louisiana voters are casting ballots under a newly separated party-primary system for statewide offices and five constitutional measures, while U.S. House contests appear on the ballot but won’t be counted this cycle after a Supreme Court redistricting ruling. Incumbent Sen. Bill Cassidy faces a Republican primary field that includes John Fleming and Julia Letlow, the latter endorsed by Trump, highlighting the president’s ongoing influence in the GOP. The jungle primary for the U.S. House remains on the November calendar. Polls close at 8 p.m. CT; early voting was sizable and the AP will declare winners only when no trailing scenario remains, with results released parish-by-parish as votes are tallied.