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A plain-language guide to getting on the ballot in all 64 Louisiana parishes. Louisiana elects its sheriffs, clerks of court, assessors, police juries and school boards in the same autumn as the governor, so these guides lead with October 2027. Each one covers the three-day qualifying window, the fee and petition routes, and your parish Registrar of Voters. Click the map or use the list.

Acadia Parish — how to run for office Allen Parish — how to run for office Ascension Parish — how to run for office Assumption Parish — how to run for office Avoyelles Parish — how to run for office Beauregard Parish — how to run for office Bienville Parish — how to run for office Bossier Parish — how to run for office Caddo Parish — how to run for office Calcasieu Parish — how to run for office Caldwell Parish — how to run for office Cameron Parish — how to run for office Catahoula Parish — how to run for office Claiborne Parish — how to run for office Concordia Parish — how to run for office De Soto Parish — how to run for office East Baton Rouge Parish — how to run for office East Carroll Parish — how to run for office East Feliciana Parish — how to run for office Evangeline Parish — how to run for office Franklin Parish — how to run for office Grant Parish — how to run for office Iberia Parish — how to run for office Iberville Parish — how to run for office Jackson Parish — how to run for office Jefferson Parish — how to run for office Jefferson Davis Parish — how to run for office LaSalle Parish — how to run for office Lafayette Parish — how to run for office Lafourche Parish — how to run for office Lincoln Parish — how to run for office Livingston Parish — how to run for office Madison Parish — how to run for office Morehouse Parish — how to run for office Natchitoches Parish — how to run for office Orleans Parish — how to run for office Ouachita Parish — how to run for office Plaquemines Parish — how to run for office Pointe Coupee Parish — how to run for office Rapides Parish — how to run for office Red River Parish — how to run for office Richland Parish — how to run for office Sabine Parish — how to run for office St. Bernard Parish — how to run for office St. Charles Parish — how to run for office St. Helena Parish — how to run for office St. James Parish — how to run for office St. John the Baptist Parish — how to run for office St. Landry Parish — how to run for office St. Martin Parish — how to run for office St. Mary Parish — how to run for office St. Tammany Parish — how to run for office Tangipahoa Parish — how to run for office Tensas Parish — how to run for office Terrebonne Parish — how to run for office Union Parish — how to run for office Vermilion Parish — how to run for office Vernon Parish — how to run for office Washington Parish — how to run for office Webster Parish — how to run for office West Baton Rouge Parish — how to run for office West Carroll Parish — how to run for office West Feliciana Parish — how to run for office Winn Parish — how to run for office

All 64 Louisiana parishes. Click any parish for its guide.

All 64 Louisiana parishes

Alphabetical. Each links to that parish’s “how to run for office” guide.

Statewide rules, filing basics and official links: how to run for office in Louisiana.

Acadia Parish Allen Parish Ascension Parish Assumption Parish Avoyelles Parish Beauregard Parish Bienville Parish Bossier Parish Caddo Parish Calcasieu Parish Caldwell Parish Cameron Parish Catahoula Parish Claiborne Parish Concordia Parish De Soto Parish East Baton Rouge Parish East Carroll Parish East Feliciana Parish Evangeline Parish Franklin Parish Grant Parish Iberia Parish Iberville Parish Jackson Parish Jefferson Parish Jefferson Davis Parish LaSalle Parish Lafayette Parish Lafourche Parish Lincoln Parish Livingston Parish Madison Parish Morehouse Parish Natchitoches Parish Orleans Parish Ouachita Parish Plaquemines Parish Pointe Coupee Parish Rapides Parish Red River Parish Richland Parish Sabine Parish St. Bernard Parish St. Charles Parish St. Helena Parish St. James Parish St. John the Baptist Parish St. Landry Parish St. Martin Parish St. Mary Parish St. Tammany Parish Tangipahoa Parish Tensas Parish Terrebonne Parish Union Parish Vermilion Parish Vernon Parish Washington Parish Webster Parish West Baton Rouge Parish West Carroll Parish West Feliciana Parish Winn Parish

The 2027 ballot in Louisiana.

These 2027 dates are confirmed against the state's own published calendar or statute. Anything our research could not confirm is left off this page rather than estimated.

  • October 9, 2027 Primary — State and parish. Open primary for all seven statewide offices (Governor through Commissioner of Insurance) and the entire Legislature -- 39 Senate and 105 House seats. Parish offices -- sheriff, clerk of court, assessor, coroner, and parish president, police jury or parish council -- are on the same ballot in every parish except Orleans, which elects its parish officers on a separate cycle.
    Candidate filing: opens Aug 3, 2027, closes Aug 5, 2027.
    Source 1 · Source 2
  • November 20, 2027 General — State and parish. General election between the top two finishers in any October 9 race where no candidate won a majority.
    Source 1 · Source 2

2027 dates can move, and a municipality can change its own election date by ordinance. Which seats are on a given ballot depends on when each was last filled. Confirm anything you are relying on with the county election office before you act on it.

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