lˈaɪk mˈoʊst sˈʌðɚn stˈeɪts bᵻtwˌiːn ɹˌiːkənstɹˈʌkʃən ænd ðə sˈɪvəl ɹˈaɪts ˈiəɹə, luːˌiːzɪˈænəz ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən pˈɑːɹɾi wʌz vˈɜːtʃuːəli nˌɑːnɛɡzˈɪstənt ɪn tˈɜːmz ʌv ᵻlˈɛktɚɹəl səpˈoːɹt.
Like most Southern states between Reconstruction and the civil rights era, Louisiana's Republican Party was virtually nonexistent in terms of electoral support.