Sen. Bill Cassidy failed to finish in the top two spots in the Republican Senate primary.

• The race now goes to a June 27 runoff between Rep. Julia Letlow and state Treasurer John Fleming.

Why it matters: It's a win for President Trump, who backed Letlow and urged voters to oust Cassidy, whom he's described as "very disloyal."

The big picture: Letlow got 45%, Fleming got 28% and Cassidy got 25%, according to results from the secretary of state.

• Cassidy told supporters: "Our country is not about one individual. … It is about the welfare of all Americans, and it is about the Constitution."
• Letlow said at her victory party: "I want to say thank you to a very special man who you all know — the best president this country has ever had, President Donald Trump."

Driving the news: Cassidy ran afoul of Trump when he voted to convict the president during his Senate impeachment trial over the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.

• Trump was acquitted, but he's sought retribution against Republicans who supported the impeachment effort.

Zoom in: Saturday marked the first time in more than 50 years that Louisiana used a closed-primary system to choose its U.S. senator, a change widely viewed as putting Cassidy at a disadvantage.

• The closed-primary system was blamed for confusion at the polls Saturday, especially for "no party" voters, who could fill out a declaration to choose a party primary.

Zoom out: Louisiana voters also rejected five constitutional amendments.

• The public service commissioner race is headed to a runoff between Republicans John Young and Stephanie Hilferty.
• See the full results.

Meanwhile, the legal battles continue over the U.S. House races, which Gov. Jeff Landry suspended so the state can redraw its congressional map.

• The races were still on Saturday's ballots, but the Secretary of State says the votes won't count.
• A bill is moving through the Legislature to invalidate the thousands of ballots that were cast and have a jungle primary in November, the Louisiana Illuminator reports.
• State representatives are expected to vote on a new congressional map this week that could reshape Black representation.

By the numbers: About 800,000 ballots were cast for each of the constitutional amendments, representing about a 27% voter turnout, the SOS says.

• The full election turnout percentages will be delayed up to two weeks, a press release says, due to extra paperwork required with the new primary system.
• The state had 2.9 million registered voters as of May 1.

What's next: The runoffs are June 27.

Go deeper

The Saints head to Paris this fall for the NFL's first regular-season game ever played there.

Why it matters: It's a high-profile moment in a schedule several NFL writers rank as the second-easiest in the league.

The big picture: The Saints will play the Pittsburgh Steelers on Oct. 25, the team said in a statement.

• The team also hosts the Dirty Birds on "Monday Night Football" for the 20th anniversary of the "Domecoming" game.
• It's the Saints' only primetime game this year.

What they're saying:

• NOLA.com's Rob Walker: Predicts the Saints will have their first winning season (9-8) since 2023 and make the playoffs.
• NOLA.com's Jeff Duncan: NFL officials "still don't believe the Saints are prime-time players" based on this schedule.
• NOLA.com's Luke Johnson: Back-to-back road games "is about a tough a start as the Saints could ask for."
• ESPN's Katherine Terrell: The first and middle stretches of the season will be the toughest.
• SB Nation's Jason Watson Jr.: It appears the Saints will be primed to contend for a playoff spot.
• SI's Jim Derry: "We're starting to realize this schedule isn't as easy as some 'experts' make it out to be."

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Weekend recap:

🍴 Keith Lee says 20,000 people showed up to his festival. "This has been one of the most amazing days in my life." (Instagram)

🇬🇱 Gov. Jeff Landry is in Greenland. He's the president's special envoy to the country. (Reuters)

✈️ An Antonov cargo plane, one of the largest aircraft in the world, was in town, per Reddit and Facebook sightings.

🛢️ U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright toured a new LNG facility in Cameron.

🫧 Bubble Day returned to the French Quarter.

🏀 The Nike Tournament of Champions had 30,000 athletes and fans at the convention center.

🎶 Bayou Boogaloo debuted its new format.

🌏 The Asian Heritage Fest in Metairie had a "huge turnout" and "amazing performances." (Facebook)

🍿 "Is God Is," which was filmed here, came in No. 10 at the box office.

🌀 The tropics are quiet, per the National Hurricane Center. No storms are expected to form in the next seven days. (Forecast)

• More good news — drought conditions improved in Louisiana after the recent rain. (Map)

Now for sad news:

• Parkview Tavern is closing after more than 70 years. (The Times-Picayune 🔒)
• Neuty the nutria has died after a battle with cancer. (Instagram)

It's graduation season!

🏀 Congrats to Shaquille O'Neal, who earned his second master's degree from LSU. We're told he wrote his thesis about athletic mentorship through the lens of Homer's "Odyssey."

• He trolled Charles Barkley during the ceremony. (Video)

📺 Sterling K. Brown of "This Is Us" and "Paradise" offered advice as Tulane's commencement speaker.

🏈 Drew Brees was awarded an honorary doctorate from Purdue.