Louisiana-District News: US Court Vacates Decision To Block Federal Oil, ... Louisiana District 50; Representative Carla Dartez, Louisiana District 51; State Senator D. A. “Butch” Gautreaux, ...

Louisiana lawmakers this week will weigh how to redraw the state's congressional maps to ... Marcelle's bill would also turn Letlow's district majority-minority, giving it a 51.3% Black voter ...

Democrat Cleo Fields will serve Louisiana's new majority Black 6th Congressional District after securing 51% of the vote on Tuesday night. Fields avoided a runoff between Republican Elbert ...

Louisiana was ordered to draw a new congressional district map by a U.S. appeals court. Supporters say the new map makes political sense, but those opposed call it a racial gerrymander.

The debate came on the third day of the Louisiana special session in which senators ... a second majority-minority congressional district, ... Black voting age population of 51.7%. ...

The 2nd Congressional District would have a 53.573% Black population with a 51.4% Black voting age population, while the 5th District would have a 54.66% Black population with a 52.03% Black ...