Louisiana senators pass new US House map while South Carolina plans for extra redistricting work

Louisiana Senate approves congressional map reducing majority-Black districts

The Louisiana Senate has approved a new congressional map that reduces majority-Black districts from two to one and creates a 5-1 Republican advantage in the state’s congressional delegation. The proposal now moves to the House for consideration

GOP-Led State Senate Passes New Congressional Map

The Louisiana Senate on Thursday approved a new congressional map ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. In a 27-10 vote, the legislative chamber passed a map that would eliminate one of the state’s two Democrat-held U.S. House seats. The map heads to the Louisiana House of Representatives, where the GOP holds a two-thirds majority. Republican state senators in Louisiana approved a congressional map designed to give the party another seat, contin…

Louisiana Senate Passes New Congressional Map That Removes Majority-Black District

The Louisiana Senate approved a new U.S. congressional map on May 14. The legislation, which advanced 27–10 along party lines on Thursday afternoon, will redraw one of the Pelican State’s two majority-Democratic U.S. House districts ahead of the midterm elections. The redistricted map will give Republicans an advantage in five of six U.S. House seats while it eliminates a Democrat-leaning district that stretched from Shreveport to Baton Rouge. S…

GOP-Led State Senate Passes New Congressional Map * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Danielle

The Louisiana Senate on Thursday approved a new congressional map ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. In a 27-10 vote, the legislative chamber passed a map that would eliminate one of the state’s two Democrat-held U.S. House seats. The map heads to the Louisiana House of Representatives, where the GOP holds a two-thirds majority. Republican state senators in Louisiana approved a congressional map designed to give the party another seat, contin…

Details finalized for US House races in fall

BATON ROUGE — Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry is reminding voters that races and propositions scheduled for the Saturday, May 16, election are continuing as planned, except the races for U.S. representative that have now been cancelled and moved…

Louisiana Legislature Advances New Congressional Map After Supreme Court Voting Rights Ruling

State senators approved revised congressional boundaries expected to strengthen Republican control of Louisiana’s House delegation following a Supreme Court decision limiting race-based districting. The post Louisiana Legislature Advances New Congressional Map After Supreme Court Voting Rights Ruling first appeared on [your]NEWS.