Louisiana suspends primary elections after Supreme Court strikes down congressional map

Gov. Jeff Landry (R-LA) suspended Louisiana’s primary elections, scheduled for May 16, on Thursday following a Supreme Court ruling that struck down the state’s 2024 congressional map. The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the second majority-black district drawn in the 2024 map, the 6th Congressional District represented by Rep. Cleo Fields (D-LA), constituted a racial gerrymander. The justices cited Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act in their decision, which has long been interpreted by courts to prohibit congressional maps drawn on the basis of minority voting strength, regardless of intent.

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