Louisiana passes new congressional map
The Louisiana legislature on Friday gave final approval to a new congressional map that favors Republicans and eliminates a Black-majority district, wrapping up a fast-moving redistricting fight ahead of the June 1 end of the legislative session.
TL;DR
- Louisiana's legislature approved a new congressional map favoring Republicans.
- The map eliminates a Black-majority district and is expected to shift the delegation to a 5-1 GOP majority.
- This action is in response to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that invalidated the previous map.
- The ruling found the previous map relied too heavily on race when drawing the 6th Congressional District.
- The primaries originally scheduled for May 16 were suspended and rescheduled for November 3.
- A Republican congressman, Clay Higgins, criticized the new map as a "Frankenstein" plan.
- This redistricting is part of a larger trend of map redraws nationwide ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.