Louisiana to Redraw Congressional Map Ahead of 2026 Midterms
Louisiana officials announced the state will redraw its congressional district map before the 2026 midterm elections after the Supreme Court struck down the state's existing map. Separately, a broader retrospective on the 2026 primary season covered various races nationwide without providing verifiable, corroborated details on Louisiana specifically.
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry and Attorney General Liz Murrill said the state will change its congressional district maps before the 2026 midterm elections. This followed a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that found Louisiana's addition of a second majority-Black congressional district constituted an unconstitutional racial gerrymander under the Voting Rights Act framework. As a result of the ruling, state officials said Louisiana is currently enjoined from carrying out congressional elections under its existing map. The announcement came from Louisiana's governor and attorney general, indicating the state must produce a new map before the 2026 midterms can proceed under a legally valid districting plan. The timeline and specific replacement map have not been detailed in available reporting. It remains unresolved how the new map will be drawn, whether it will restore, modify, or eliminate the previously contested second majority-Black district, and what process or deadline the state will follow to finalize new boundaries before the midterms.
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Louisiana officials said the state will change its congressional maps before the 2026 midterm elections following a Supreme Court decision on the Voting Rights Act, with Gov. Jeff Landry and Attorney General Liz Murrill stating the state is currently enjoined from carrying out congressional elections under the current map. The Supreme Court had declared Louisiana's addition of a second majority-Black congressional district an unconstitutional racial gerrymander.
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