Louisiana passes new congressional map The Louisiana legislature has given final approval to a new congressional map that favors Republicans and eliminates a Black-majority district. This redistricting follows a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down the previous map, finding it relied too heavily on race. The new map is expected to increase the Republican majority in the state’s congressional delegation and is now headed to the governor’s desk.

• 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.