Overview
- Gov. Jeff Landry, who signed an executive order Thursday, postponed the May 16 congressional primary to at least July 15 as absentee voting was already underway.
- The Supreme Court's 6-3 decision Wednesday called Louisiana’s map an unconstitutional racial gerrymander and said Section 2 imposes liability only with a strong inference of intentional discrimination.
- Louisiana’s GOP leaders are preparing a new map that Republicans say will likely remove at least one Democratic-held seat, with Rep. Cleo Fields’ district at the center of the case slated for changes.
- Following Wednesday’s opinion, Florida passed a new congressional map expected to add multiple Republican seats, and officials in Tennessee and Mississippi pushed for special sessions to redraw lines.
- Voting-rights groups warned the decision will dilute minority voting power and promised lawsuits, while election officials face reprinting ballots, recoding voters, and tight timelines that may shift broader effects into 2028.