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The League of Women Voters of Louisiana is a nonpartisan political organization encouraging informed and active participation in government. It influences public policy through education and advocacy.





LWV of Louisiana Statement on the Second Extraordinary Session on Crime





Congressional Redistricting 2022--Still Happening in 2024!

The League of Women Voters of Louisiana, in a coalition of 24 voting rights organizations, provided testimony to the First Extraordinary Special Session of the Louisiana Legislature on January 15, 2022, to create a second majority minority congressional district so that voters will have the opportunity to elect candidates of their choice. LWVLA continues to work toward #PeoplePoweredFairMaps.
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League in Focus

"The League of Women Voters originally formed back in 1920, at the time when women were first granted the right to vote, and so the idea back then was you had this half the population that you needed to register to vote, and then, because they were brand new voters, it was about educating them on how to vote, what voting looks like, what are some of the issues that you'll be voting on," said Kathleen Espinoza, spokesperson for the League of Women Voters - Lafayette. "So, that was the original mission, which is really not too far from what our mission is today."





Serving the people of Louisiana through Leagues in Caddo-Bossier, Iberia, Lafayette, New Orleans, St. Tammany, and Members at Large throughout the state