Louisiana Suspends Congressional Primaries After Supreme Court Ruling Forces Map Redraws

After the Supreme Court ruled Louisiana’s 6th District an unconstitutional racial gerrymander, Gov. Jeff Landry declared a state of emergency and suspended the state’s congressional primaries, ordering a future redraw as ballots already cast are discarded. With Republicans and Democrats racing to redraw maps ahead of midterms, the move heightens tensions over voting rights and Black representation as courts have repeatedly forced redistricting in the state.