By Doris Maricle
Early voting across Southwest Louisiana has seen a strong voter turnout with many residents eager to cast their ballots ahead of the Nov. 5 presidential election, according to election officials.
Registered voters have until Tuesday, Oct. 29, to cast their in-person early voting ballots ahead of next month’s election.
“We are thrilled to see so much enthusiasm among Louisiana voters in this election,” Joel Watson, deputy secretary for communications with the Secretary of State office, said Wednesday in an email to the American Press . “Through four days, in-person early voting is up 10 percent versus this time in 2020.”
Overall, 438,275 Louisiana voters have already cast their ballot, according to the Secretary of State office.
In Calcasieu Parish, Registrar of Voters Kim Fontenot reported a brisk voter turnout with more than 3,000 ballots being cast a day at four voter location sites in the parish. Voters can cast their in-person ballots at the Registrar of Voters Office, the Sulphur Law Enforcement Building, the Moss Bluff Library and the Iowa Library.