Louisiana Presidential Primary Pushed Back Again, to July 11

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards gives an update on the spread of CCP virus in the state of La., at GOHSEP in Baton Rouge, La, on April 9, 2020, Hilary Scheinuk/The Advocate via AP

BATON ROUGE, La.—Gov. John Bel Edwards on April 14 again delayed Louisiana’s presidential primary because of the CCP virus—this time to July 11—as the state’s chief elections officer asked lawmakers to expand mail-in balloting and early voting.

The primary originally had been scheduled for April 4. Edwards has pushed back the election twice at the request of Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin as Louisiana continues to grapple with the virus outbreak, which has hit the state especially hard.