Louisiana's declining voter turnout is not just due to less engagement, UNO's Ed Chervenak notes in this guest column. New laws and expanding no-party registrations also contribute.

The Louisiana Secretary of State's office updates election results every 90 seconds as results are counted. You can find those vote totals here for statewide and legislative races, as well as local races by parish. This includes New Orleans, Lafayette, Baton Rouge and Shreveport metro areas.

Politicians counting on public apathy to move their problematic agendas forward should be worried. Voters are tired of being ignored.

The four amendments were defeated by a significant margin, with nearly identical percentage votes, in Saturday’s election.

It’s hard to imagine that anyone could suggest that the great state of Louisiana was soft on crime. In an America that sets the world standard for locking up its own citizens, the Bayou State somehow manages to incarcerate people at roughly twice the national average.

All four proposed amendments in Louisiana failed Saturday.Results are complete but unofficial until verified. Here are the numbers.

Voter turnout for the March 29 election was higher than expected but less than half from November. The Louisiana Secretary of State’s Office is reporting that the unofficial turnout for the March election is 21%,

Louisiana voters will vote on four proposed constitutional amendments March 29. The amendments address various topics, including specialty courts, tax rates and juvenile prosecution. Amendment No. 2 is particularly extensive, aiming to overhaul budget, tax and education provisions.

"This is not the end for us, and we will continue to fight to make the generational changes for Louisiana to succeed," Landry said in a statement.

Louisiana voters rejected all four proposed amendments to the state constitution on Saturday. Voter turnout was just over 21%, according to the Louisiana Secretary of State. Here’s a breakdown of the results.

Thousands of voters cast their ballot in the March 29 election. "Historically, our local election voter turnout is very low, and I think it's super important to vote. Obviously, there were a lot of issues that people felt very passionate about that we voted on,

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisianians are set to vote Saturday on several constitutional amendments dealing with crime, courts and finances. During a special legislative session focused on Gov. Jeff Landry’s tax reform overhaul last fall, lawmakers approved four proposed changes to the state’s constitution.