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Debate over ‘no-party’ voters reignites New closed primary elections debut in spring BY ALYSE PFEIL Staff writer
ABOVE: Members of the Lafayette Fire Department Honor Guard present the colors during the Salute to Service presented by the Lafayette Veterans Affairs Committee, in partnership with Lafayette Consolidated Government, the Acadiana Veteran Alliance and Moncus Park at Moncus Park in Lafayette on Sunday. The program included a flag presentation to Mark Collazos for his service and a plaque honoring Paul Hilliard. LEFT: Veteran Paul Hilliard, left, looks at a plaque on a flagpole that was donated in recognition of his service in WWII by Badger Oil President Mark Price during the Salute to Service event. STAFF PHOTOS By BRAD KEMP
When Louisiana votes next spring in its new closed primaries, registered Republicans will vote for Republican candidates and registered Democrats will vote for Democratic candidates — and a large swath of unaffiliated voters will get to pick one party or the other. But some Louisiana Republicans aren’t happy with that system. They think that their party’s primary should be limited only to those who have signed up as a member of the GOP. “We shouldn’t be allowing anyone to come into our party, our organization, who has chosen not to be part of it and have a voice,” said Christy Haik, a conservative activist and member of the state party’s governing body. “A nonmember coming into this club and having a voice and a vote — how is that fair in any organization?” she said. On the other hand, some state leaders — including some Republicans — think completely closing primaries is a bad idea. Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser, for years an outspoken advocate for Louisiana’s open primaries, said they draw a more representative, less extreme crosssection of voters. Closed primaries, he argued, push candidates toward the far ends of the political spectrum. “The rhetoric is gonna get worse,” he said. When the Republican-controlled Legislature early last year approved closed primaries, lawmakers ultimately agreed to give unaffiliated “noparty” voters the option to cast a ballot in either the Democratic or Republican primary. Now, the state Republican Party is resurfacing the debate, passing a resolution urging the Legislature to reconsider the decision — and gearing up for potential legal action. “The first step would of course be to
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Downtown Lafayette gets a ferny face-lift
some new plantings of ferns and Volunteers help plant lilies have been placed alongside cypress trees on Jefferson 16,000 square feet the Street. along Jefferson Street On Saturday, in an event hosted
BY STEPHEN MARCANTEL Staff writer
If you’ve driven downtown lately, you might have noticed that
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by Parish Proud in collaboration with Downtown Lafayette and Scapes Inc., green-thumbed residents took part in Downtown in
Volunteers from various organizations plant in the flowerbeds along Jefferson Street on Saturday during Downtown in Bloom. PHOTO By ROBIN MAy
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