Louisiana Election Delay Sparks Flurry of Court Action

Louisiana election delay sparks flurry of court action

The Supreme Court’s decision last week invalidating Louisiana’s congressional map has spawned a fast-moving set of court fights over the state’s ongoing primary, as Gov. Jeff Landry seeks to halt the ongoing primaries to draw a new congressional map. The Supreme Court ruled Louisiana should not have been forced to draw a congressional map with a second Black-majority district to comply with the Voting Rights Act. The following day, Landry postpo…

Rep. Cleo Fields asks to join federal lawsuit over suspended House primaries: report

“This election must continue as scheduled, with every candidate and every race intact," Fields said.

Cleo Fields, other House candidates ask to join to lawsuit over Louisiana election suspension

U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields has asked a judge to join a lawsuit challenging Gov. Jeff Landry’s suspension of congressional primaries in the wake of a Supreme Court ruling declaring Louisiana’s

Louisiana voters in limbo after SCOTUS rules on congressional map

Confusion is spreading across Louisiana after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the state’s current congressional map and Governor Jeff Landry moved to suspend Louisiana’s congressional primary election.

Louisiana’s US House candidates in limbo continue their campaigns

State Sen. Rick Edmonds, said he will continue to campaign for the 5th Congressional District election, even after Gov. Jeff Landry called off Louisiana's U.S. House party primaries this month. Edmonds is pictured with his wife, Cindy, after he qualified to run for the 5th Congressional District at the State Archives in Baton Rouge on Feb. 11, 2026. (Photo by Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator)Despite Louisiana’s top elections official saying the…