Election day is Saturday, November 15 and we've got deadlines, information and the Acadiana ballots here. Early voting was last week; here are the numbers statewide and in Acadiana:

Early voting for Louisiana's general elections on Nov. 15 started on Nov. 1 and run through Nov. 8. Louisiana Secretary of State said voters can be assured there are multiple security measures in place to keep early voting safe.

The move is just the latest in a blizzard of election-law changes pushed through by Gov. Jeff Landry and the state's Republican supermajority since the beginning of 2024. These rapid-fire adjustments do little to improve the integrity or fairness of Louisiana's elections while almost certainly adding to voter confusion and disinterest.

Some Louisiana Republicans recently renewed an unsettled debate over whether independent voters should have a say in the GOP primary elections.

Early voter turnout in Lafayette Parish for the Nov. 15 election has been lower than expected, with only 1,947 of the 161,000 registered voters having voted early, likely due to the lack of