Congressional race

The House voted along party lines to approve the congressional map with one Democratic district on Thursday.

With one week left in session two big items are left to be settled, the budget and a new congressional map.

The map favors the re-election of a Democrat in District 2, which is currently occupied by Congressman Troy Carter.

Gov. Jeff Landry declared a state of emergency after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the current congressional map is unconstitutional.

A New York University study says that fairer maps increase voter turnout.

Attorneys representing Louisiana in a lawsuit against the state legislative redistricting plans passed in 2022 are arguing that a key piece of the Voting Rights Act is unconstitutional and should not be applied to the state.

Results of Louisiana's District 6 race between Quinten Anderson, Cleo Fields and Elbert Guillory.

A three-judge panel from the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments Friday in a case centered on the redrawing of Louisiana’s congressional map.

With current Congressman Charles Boustany running for the U.S. Senate, a full dozen contenders are looking to fill his seat. Eight are Republicans, as is…