Mission
LDI builds tools and systems that reduce civic friction and help more Louisianans participate in shaping the decisions that affect their lives.
Building participation infrastructure for Louisiana.
The Louisiana Democracy Initiative is a Louisiana-based civic participation organization using technology, communications, organizing infrastructure, and statewide convenings to make participation easier, more informed, and more habitual.
LDI's work is rooted in a simple idea: democracy works better when more people can participate meaningfully. That requires more than inspiration. It requires tools, trust, distribution, training, and infrastructure that can last beyond one election cycle.
Theory of change
We reduce participation barriers by building useful tools, distributing them through trusted community channels, validating what works, and iterating quickly.
What we build
MyBallot
Voter education and ballot planning tools
Atlas
Grassroots organizing infrastructure
My Louisiana Summit
Statewide policy and action convenings
Nonpartisan public posture
LDI's public-facing participation work is nonpartisan. Our tools and programs are built around access, clarity, fairness, transparency, and participation.
Louisiana-rooted approach
LDI is built for the real conditions of Louisiana politics — all 64 parishes, local races that rarely get attention, constitutional amendments buried at the bottom of ballots, and communities that deserve better civic infrastructure than what they have been given.
Join us in building Louisiana's civic future.
Whether you are an organizer, technologist, funder, or community leader — there is a place for you in this work.