§ La. R.S. 18:531.1(untitled)

Exception to opening polls; alternative voting locations
A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the polling place for a particular precinct
shall not be required to be opened in either of the following circumstances:
(1) When it is determined by the registrar of voters that there are no voters eligible to vote in the
voting district in the precinct for any office or proposition on the ballot.
(2) When it is determined by the registrar of voters after the close of early voting, that all voters
eligible to vote in the precinct have voted absentee by mail or during early voting.
B. The registrar of voters shall notify the secretary of state and the other members of the parish
board of election supervisors of all such determinations.
C. Whenever the polling place for a precinct to which a voter is assigned is not opened pursuant to
the provisions of Subsection A of this Section and it is subsequently determined on election day that a voter
is eligible to vote and has not voted absentee by mail or during early voting, the voter may cast his vote at
the polling place nearest the precinct at which he is registered, provided such polling place has the ballot for
which he is eligible to vote on a voting machine. The registrar of voters shall authorize a commissioner at
the nearest polling place to allow the voter to vote after the voter completes and signs the affidavit of voter
form. If no such polling place is available, the voter may cast his vote by paper ballot in the office of the
registrar of voters or at a location designated by the registrar.