Anger, confusion as Louisiana Republicans move to erase majority-Black US House district
Republican lawmakers are weighing maps that could erase one or both of Louisiana’s two majority-Black districts after a Supreme Court ruling.
- Leona Tate, one of the first Black students to desegregate a public school, shared that the proposal to dismantle a majority-Black congressional district revived painful memories for her.
- Louisiana is facing attempts by Republicans to redraw congressional districts to eliminate one or both majority-Black Democratic districts following a U.S. Supreme Court decision.
- Black voters constitute about one-third of Louisiana's electorate and generally support Democrats, influencing the state's political landscape.
- Governor Jeff Landry postponed the U.S. House primary elections set for May 16 after the Supreme Court ruling, despite thousands of ballots already mailed.
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This Week in Louisiana Politics: Redistricting hearings, governor term limits, and Gary Crockett
The Louisiana Senate and Governmental Affairs Committee debated four congressional map proposals, while also considering two House bills related to minors' social media use, a bill to establish new term limits for Louisiana governors, and the Caleb Wilson Act to prevent college hazing, as well as Democratic candidate Gary Crockett's policy priorities and proposed legislation.
One Step: The Fight We’ve Been Given
For some reason, or maybe thousands of reasons, the actions of Louisiana governor Jeff Landry were just too much for me. He suspended an election. He stopped Congressional primary elections in his state from going forward, even though thousands had already voted. Why? So, he could redraw maps of election districts and prevent the interests of Black people, and Democrats, from being represented. He wants no more Black majority districts. White ma…
Louisiana’s start to US House redistricting riles lawmakers, voting rights crowd
Mike McClanahan, the NAACP Louisiana state conference president, is restrained by sergeants-at-arms as he tries to enter a state Senate committee room during a May 8, 2026, hearing. Republican state lawmakers are expected to advance proposals on congressional redistricting that would eliminate one of both of the state's majority-Black U.S. House seats. (Photo by Wes Muller/Louisiana Illuminator)Tensions erupted Friday as Republican state lawmake…
Residents urge Louisiana lawmakers to keep two majority-Black U.S. House districts
"You're the only member of this body that has legislation that reduces significant African American political power throughout the state of Louisiana," New Orleans Sen. Gary Carter told Sen. Jay
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