A House Committee Passed a New Congressional Map in a 10-7 Vote. Here's What Happens Next.
The revised plan keeps five Republican districts and one Democratic district after a 10-7 committee vote.
- On Thursday, the Louisiana House and Governmental Affairs Committee voted 10-7 to advance Senate Bill 121, an amended congressional map reducing the state's majority-Black districts from two to one.
- A U.S. Supreme Court ruling last month triggered this redistricting effort after striking down Louisiana's previous congressional map for relying too heavily on race when drawing districts.
- During a 10-hour hearing, National Urban League President and CEO Marc Morial testified against the GOP-backed plan, calling it a 'reversal of progress' built on 'intentional racial discrimination.'
- State Rep. Dixon McMakin's successful amendment tweaked boundaries in Calcasieu and Grant parishes while maintaining five Republican-leaning districts and one Democratic-leaning district overall.
- The amended bill heads to the House floor next week for a full vote, with lawmakers facing a June 1 deadline to finalize the new map.
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Louisiana House committee advances congressional map favoring Republicans
Marc Morial, National Urban League president/CEO and former New Orleans mayor, hugs Judy Reese Morse, leader of the Greater New Orleans Urban League, after he spoke to the Louisiana House and Governmental Affairs Committee against a bill to eliminate one of the state's majority-Black congressional district Thursday, May 21, 2026, at the State Capitol. Morial was joined in testimony by former New Orleans Mayor Sidney Barthelemy, background, and f…
Louisiana’s new congressional map advances, but after some tweaks. See what changed.
A Louisiana House committee advanced an updated congressional map after hours of testimony opposing it. Now a fight could be brewing amongst Republican legislators over how to draw the lines.
Louisiana House committee debates redistricting; amendment advances
BATON ROUGE, La. (NEWS 15) — A Louisiana House committee advanced an amendment to a proposed congressional redistricting map on Thursday after more than eight hours of debate over how to redraw district lines following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling.…
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