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Louisiana plans to delay House primaries after Supreme Court redistricting ruling
Louisiana will delay its U.S. House primaries after a Supreme Court ruling that invalidated the current congressional map as an unconstitutional gerrymander. Gov. Jeff Landry said he is working on a path forward, while other Louisiana primaries, including the U.S. Senate, were left proceeding or scheduled timelines unchanged. The ruling prompted officials to pause House races; overseas ballots had already been issued and early voting was set to begin soon. States’ top officials cited the map being unworkable under the ruling, with a plan to reconfigure districts before voting resumes. (Sources: NPR, PBS NewsHour, Politico, CNN)
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Louisiana congressional primaries suspended after Supreme Court ruling, state officials say
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's congressional primaries won't be going forward as scheduled in May, as a result of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down a majority Black congressional district, the state's top elected officials said Thursday. Gov. Jeff Landry and Attorney General Liz Murrill, both.
Louisiana plans to delay House primaries after Supreme Court redistricting ruling
GOP Gov. Jeff Landry said he’s working on “a path forward” after the court barred the state from using its current congressional map.
U.S. House primaries in Louisiana are suspended after Voting Rights Act ruling
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry records a social media video outside the White House on March 24, 2025. Mark Schiefelbein/AP hide caption Louisiana has suspended its upcoming primaries for the U.S. House, following Wednesday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling that the state's congressional map is an "unconstitutional racial.
Louisiana delays US House primaries after Supreme Court ruling but lets other races go forward
Louisiana Republicans delayed the May 16 primaries for US House Thursday, one day after the US Supreme Court’s decision invalidating the state’s congressional map and calling it an unconstitutional gerrymander. Early voting was scheduled to begin Saturday and overseas ballots had already gone out. The primaries for.