Louisiana Delays US House Primary to Draw New Map

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What’s next for Louisiana’s congressional maps after the Supreme Court’s Callais ruling?
The U.S. Supreme Court ’s ruling Wednesday that Louisiana’s congressional voting map is unconstitutional landed just days before voters are set to start casting ballots, raising a dilemma for state le...

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Supreme Court weakens Voting Rights Act, voiding Louisiana congressional map
Louisiana delays US House primary to draw new map after Supreme Court ruling
Could redistricting race come to Georgia? Republicans support new lines
Following a landmark decision in the Supreme Court Wednesday, lawmakers across the country are scrambling to decide whether their state can redraw congressional lines before the midterms.

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Supreme Court hollows out a landmark law that had protected minority voting rights for 6 decades
US Supreme Court Under Roberts Takes 'Wrecking Ball' to Voting Rights Act
The decision, which blocked an electoral map that had given Louisiana a second Black-majority U.S. House of Representatives district, will ⁠make it harder for minorities ⁠to challenge electoral maps a...

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The Black Caucus is the 'conscience of Congress.' Supreme Court ruling has it bracing for a big hit
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry expected to suspend congressional election

Louisiana will change congressional maps before midterms, governor says

Louisiana will change its congressional maps before the 2026 midterm elections, top officials said Thursday, following a notable Supreme Court decision on a key portion of the Voting Rights Act.
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Louisiana's congressional map ruled unconstitutional; may trigger map changes across South

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that Louisiana's congressional map is unconstitutional, calling it racial gerrymandering. The decision is already having a major impact not just

Louisiana voters left in limbo as legislature debates next move after map struck down

While national Republicans celebrate the Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling that Louisiana’s second majority-black district was drawn unconstitutionally, local leaders have been left scrambling to figure out what this means for the primary election 17 days away.