New Congressional Map for Louisiana
The new map sets up one majority-Black district and four Republican-leaning seats as lawmakers reschedule this year’s congressional elections.
- On Friday, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry signed SB121, approving a congressional map that eliminates one of the state's two majority-Black voting districts and restores the 2022 configuration of five Republican-leaning and one Democratic-leaning seat.
- The Supreme Court's Callais ruling narrowed the Voting Rights Act's reach and invalidated Louisiana's previous map, prompting Landry to declare a state of emergency and suspend elections to enable rapid redistricting.
- During marathon public hearings in Baton Rouge, Republican lawmakers including Sen. Jay Morris argued the map prioritizes politics over race, while civil rights activists called the plan "a profound betrayal of the legacy of the civil rights movement."
- The Legislature rescheduled congressional elections for an open 'jungle' primary on Nov. 3 with a Dec. 12 runoff, though plaintiffs have already signaled intent to seek court intervention for a map fully complying with Callais.
- Similar redistricting efforts are emerging in Republican-led states including Georgia, Mississippi, and Alabama, which critics describe as a coordinated strategy to maximize GOP House seats before the 2026 midterms by dismantling majority-Black districts.
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Sen. Jay Morris, R-West Monroe, presents his bill to redraw Louisiana's congressional districts on the Senate floor May 14, 2026. (Photo by Wes Muller/Louisiana Illuminator) When U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins, R-Lafayette, declared himself “100% opposed” to the new congressional map his own party was passing, commentators rushed to call it principled dissent. In a social media post, Higgins called the map a “Frankenstein looking thing” but notably omit…
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(The Center Square) — Louisiana lawmakers have given final approval to a newly redrawn congressional map that is likely to shift one U.S. House seat toward Republicans after months of legal uncertainty over the state’s district lines. The Senate voted Friday to concur in House amendments to Senate Bill 121, sending the map to Gov. […] The post New Louisiana map adding Republican seat heads to Landry appeared first on The Hayride.
Louisiana congressional map boosting Republicans nears final passage
A state trooper and Capitol Security Director Terry Alario escort a woman who would only identify herself as Ms. Pat from the Louisiana House of Representatives after its members voted Thursday, May 28, 2026, to approve a congressional map that removes one of the state’s majority-Black seats in the U.S. House. (Photo by Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator)The Louisiana House of Representatives approved a congressional redistricting bill Thursday t…
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