Near the end of the 2011 legislative session , Lambert sponsored a successful bill which returns the Louisiana presidential primary date from February , when it was held in 2008 , to March , the date in and prior to 2004 . Lambert 's colleague , Alan Seabaugh of Shreveport , said that without the measure , signed by Governor Jindal , Louisiana would forfeit half its delegates at the 2012 Republican National Convention set for Tampa , Florida . None of the Louisiana Democratic delegates in 2012 would be able to cast convention ballots in Charlotte , North Carolina , unless the date were returned to March . The measure hence switches the date of the primary to the third Saturday after the first Tuesday in March . Lambert , who has sought to tighten drunk-driving laws , attached a rider to the presidential primary bill which clarifies the drinking age for underage boaters on Louisiana waterways
2012 Republican National Convention
2012 Republican National Convention
Eddie J. Lambert