Candidate qualifying for the Municipal Primary Election is set for Wednesday, Jan. 29, through Friday, Jan. 31.

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For candidates looking for a spot on the March 29 ballot, qualifying is January 29-31. Early voting runs from March 15-22, excluding Sunday, March 16. Here’s a preview of the local and state races across Cenla: Click here to report a typo. Please provide the title of the article in your email.

There are several local offices, along with local propositions and some proposed amendments to the state Constitution, on the ballot.

Louisiana’s Ten Commandments law was back in court this week as the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals considered whether the law should be allowed to move forward.

A new Louisiana law requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote went into effect Jan. 1, but so far there’s no guidance on what documentation is needed.

Despite a court order favoring petitioners, a citizen-led initiative for retroactive term limits remains off the ballot in Bossier City.

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Baton Rouge, is captain of Mystick Krewe of Louisianians, the krewe that runs the event. The official commencement of Washington Mardi Gras is Jan. 23, just days after the presidential inauguration.

Qualifying begins Wednesday and runs through Friday for assorted open positions in parish and municipal government across Northwest Louisiana for the March 29 election.