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The U.S. state of Louisiana currently has six congressional districts.The state has had as many as eight districts; the eighth district was eliminated on January 9, 1993 after results of the 1990 census, and the seventh district was eliminated in 2013, following results of the 2010 census, largely because of people moving interstate after Hurricane Katrina hit the state.
English: Map of the congressional districts of Louisiana, complemented with county boundaries, as well as major roads, water areas, urban areas, and public land in Louisiana, with neighbouring states coloured in gray. These congressional districts are put into effect from 2023, following the 2022 US House elections.
"Louisiana has taken a historic step in adopting a congressional map that creates two African-American districts based on population," Jenkins said. "This is a fair map passed with bipartisan support.
Louisiana lawmakers on Friday approved a new congressional map that gives the state a second Black-majority US House district and likely puts at risk a Republican-controlled seat.
Louisiana state lawmakers approved a new congressional map on Friday, drawing a second majority-Black district to comply with a court order.
English: Map of the congressional districts of Louisiana, complemented with county boundaries, as well as major cities, major roads, water areas, urban areas, and public land in Louisiana, with neighbouring states coloured in gray. These congressional districts are put into effect from 2025, following the 2024 US House elections.
Louisiana's old congressional districts since 2023 [1] These are tables of congressional delegations from Louisiana to the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate . The current dean of the Louisiana delegation is Representative and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (LA-1) , having served in the House since 2008.
Three federal judges who threw out Louisiana's new congressional map asked the state's chief elections officer Monday for a hard deadline on the latest a map can be in place to conduct the Nov. 5 ...