<span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: ‘Lucida Sans’;" class="R~sep~ACopyBody">Who are the Republican delegates from Louisiana?</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">The Louisiana Republican State Convention chose its delegates March 12, one week after the state presidential preference primary.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">“Louisiana receives 46 votes at the national convention. Under party rules, Louisiana’s delegates were awarded to presidential candidates proportionally, based upon the votes they received in the March 5 Presidential Preference Primary,” reads a GOP news release issued March 14.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">“Donald Trump and Ted Cruz earned 18 delegates each. Five delegates were allocated to Marco Rubio and five are uncommitted. Three of the uncommitted delegates are automatic delegates as they are Louisiana’s Republican National Committee members.”</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">The delegates and the candidates they’re committed to, according to the state GOP:</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Jay Batt of New Orleans, Trump.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Andrew Bautsch of New Orleans, Trump.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Michael Bayham of Chalmette, Cruz.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Stephanie Berault of Slidell, Rubio.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Frank Black of Baskin, Cruz.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Gwen Bowen of St. Martinville, Cruz.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Adrian Bruneau of New Orleans, Trump.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Charlie Buckels of Lafayette, Cruz.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Collin Buisson of New Orleans, Trump.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Patti Carter of Lafayette, Trump.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Michael Chittom of Baton Rouge, Trump.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Jeff Crouere of Mandeville, Trump.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Zach Dasher of West Monroe, Cruz.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Rhett Davis of Walker, uncommitted.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Johnathan Davis of Walker, Cruz.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Jason Dore of Baton Rouge, uncommitted.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Joy Duhon of St. Martinville, Cruz.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Mike Fesi of Houma, Trump.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Kim Fralick of Baton Rouge, Cruz.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Fenn French of New Orleans, Trump.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Jeff Giles of Houma, Trump.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Gena Gore of Dry Prong, Trump.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Louis Gurvich Jr. of New Orleans, Cruz.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Kay Kellogg Katz of Monroe, Trump.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Jennifer LeBlanc of Lafayette, Rubio.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Luke Letlow of Start, Rubio.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Ross Little Jr. of Lafayette, uncommitted.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Diane Long of Bossier City, Trump.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Duke Lowrie of Benton, Trump.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Jennifer Madsen of Plaquemine, Trump.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Sandra Mcdade of Shreveport, Cruz.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Gregory Neff of Gonzales, Cruz.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Tina Payton of Metairie, Cruz.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Tony Perkins of Pride, Cruz.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Bob Reid of Prairieville, Cruz.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Franz Robinson of Jonesboro, Cruz.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Michael Sims of West Monroe, Cruz.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Lynn Skidmore of Metairie, Trump.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Eric Skrmetta of Metairie, Trump.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Ed Tarpley of Alexandria, Cruz.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Leslie Tassin Sr. of Baton Rouge, Rubio.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Michael Vergis of Benton, Cruz.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Peggy Vidrine of Baton Rouge, Trump.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Roger Villere Jr. of Metairie, uncommitted.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Lenar Whitney of Houma, uncommitted.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Robert Williamson of New Orleans, Rubio.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">Samuel Ducote of Hackberry and Cory Prince of Lake Charles were chosen as alternate delegates. Ducote is listed as being committed to Rubio, and Prince is committed to Cruz.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">The delegates committed to Rubio, who has since dropped out of the race, can commit to any of the remaining candidates.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">According to The Associated Press, Donald Trump has 996 of the 1,237 delegates he needs to win the Republican nomination. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has 565, and Ohio Gov. John Kasich has 153.</span>

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