See live updates of Louisiana election results from the 2024 election, including Senate and House races, state elections and ballot initiatives.

Louisiana residents are heading to the polls Tuesday to cast their ballots in the presidential election. The polls open at 6 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. Louisiana is a historically red state, with an almost-guarantee election of Republican Donald Trump for the state's electoral college votes.

The next president of the United States will be decided after millions of Americans cast their votes on Election Day. Follow along as the votes roll in. The polls close in Louisiana at 8 p.m. Current Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump lead the race,

Voters across Louisiana had to decide who would represent them in the United States House of Representatives when they went to the polls on Tuesday, November 5. Below are the races and candidates that were on the ballot: Click here to report a typo.

The Associated Press has called the race for the Republican nominee for president. According to the earliest of early vote totals reported to the Secretary of State, Trump leads Democratic nominee Kamala Harris 71 percent to 28 percent.

Election Day in Lake Charles, Louisiana began with heavy rain and tornado warnings. Belts of precipitation traveling up from the Gulf of Mexico hammered the city in the early morning hours, and let up by the early afternoon.