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6. He cannot. Louisiana has an 'effective' sore loser law (a cross-filing ban).

Reply to Topomi (Reply #1)

Sun May 17, 2026, 10:41 AM

May 17

It effectively bans sore loser candidates by prohibiting a candidate from filing in multiple elections or as members of multiple parties, or which prevent a candidate from simultaneously attempting to be placed on the ballot via party nomination and by petition.

https://legis.la.gov/Legis/Law.aspx?d=81263