Overview
- Louisiana Republicans advanced a 5–1 congressional map Wednesday after Gov. Jeff Landry delayed House primaries to give lawmakers time to redraw.
- The proposal keeps Rep. Troy Carter’s New Orleans-based, Black-majority district and dismantles Rep. Cleo Fields’ second Black-majority seat by clustering Baton Rouge with largely white parishes.
- South Carolina leaders prepared for extra redistricting work as Gov. Henry McMaster readies a special session, with the House eyeing a bill that could push primaries to August as early voting is set to start May 26.
- Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp called a June 17 special session to rework congressional and state legislative lines for the 2028 cycle, signaling longer-term map changes rather than mid-2026 shifts.
- Other efforts show mixed traction as Tennessee’s new map that splits Memphis heads to court and Alabama’s push remains under a federal injunction, reflecting how the Supreme Court’s Louisiana v. Callais ruling narrowed protections for race-based districts under the Voting Rights Act.