Louisiana Republicans pass new electoral map that guts majority-Black district

The GOP-friendly map approved by state lawmakers now goes to Republican governor who is expected to sign it

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Louisiana Republicans approved a new congressional map on Friday which would eliminate a majority-Black congressional district that was at the center of a https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/29/supreme-court-louisiana-congressional-map-case-ruling">landmark supreme court ruling gutting section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

The new map reconfigures the state’s sixth congressional district, now represented by Cleo Fields, a Black Democrat.

Lawmakers drew the district in 2024 after a court found the map lawmakers enacted after the 2020 census diluted the influence of Black voters and violated section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

The new map will probably give Republicans control of five of Louisiana’s six congressional seats (the previous map had a 4-2 Republican-Democrat split).

The bill now goes to Louisiana’s Republican governor, Jeff Landry, who is expected to sign it.