Voter rolls trimmed 500,000 names 

 Mike Martindale 710 KEEL 

 Louisiana’s voter rolls have been trimmed dramatically, but Secretary of State Nancy Landry says that does not mean nearly half a million people have lost their right to vote. Landry told KEEL News on Monday, “We don’t use the word ‘purge.’” She said what actually happened was a large move of registered voters to inactive status as part of regular list maintenance required by law. 

That distinction matters because a lot of Louisiana voters may see scary claims online and assume they have been removed from the system entirely. Landry says that is not what happened.