So, it appears some politicians are taking advantage of LA Independents...

Since a new Party must have at least 1,000 registered voters to become an official Party in LA, Rick Gallot passed a law 2 years ago doing away with rules that prevented an "Independent," Party, and a GOP and Demo politician have formed, "The Independent Party," of LA. It's got 56,000 voters according to the link. Mainly because folks don't realize they're even in a Party right now.

From the article:

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Before we go any further, it’s worth knowing how this new political party was formed. Former Sen. Rick Gallot passed a law in 2014 that removed a prohibition against an “Independent Party” being established. Among the requirements now is that at least 1,000 voters must be registered with a proposed party before it can be recognized. When you go to register to vote, you are allowed to pick whichever party you like, and many voters, possibly not knowing that “no party” is an option, have long chosen to be “independent.” (There are also the Louisiana Green, Libertarian and Reform parties.) And that’s where Bergeron and Bryan saw an opportunity; there were enough “independent” voters already registered to meet the 1,000-voter requirement. As a result, there are currently 56,000 Independent Party voters on the rolls—even if those same voters believed “independent” would mean “no party.” Casper said voters who are now registered as Independent but who do not want to be a part of a recognized party can change their registration to “no party” at GeauxVote at any time.

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I've been a Registered Independent for the entirety of my lifetime as a Registered Voter in Louisiana. I didn't indicate Independent because I wanted to be in The Independent Party. I personally registered that way because I didn't want to be in one. As such I'll be changing my voter registration for the first time ever.

I'll be No-Party by COB today. I encourage anyone that's not a fan of Political Parties to do the same.

I'm sure I'll get some (many? LOL) DV's here as this is a Republican Stronghold here. The truth is that I'm a very conservative voter and am more Libertarian and thusly ally myself with Republican ideals and issues more often than not. I'd say a great majority of the time to be honest.

But I don't need a party to identify those ideas and belief systems. I encourage you all to avoid them but as always your choice is your business and I respect your opinions.

There's a new Political Party in Louisiana

ETA: For those that actually would wish to disassociate from The Independent Party, clicking the link in the quoted section of the article above led me to SOS's portal where it took all of 5 minutes to complete the affiliation change process. Very easy. Just have your LADL or LA ID available to reference.