Under Schexnayder's plan, the population of the 3rd Congressional District would be 776,275 — only 17 people off of the ideal population. The district would be 65.5% white and 26.5% Black.

At issue is the Louisiana legislature's creation of a Black-majority congressional district, which a group of voters claimed ...

Ravi Sangisetty (D) and Jeff Landry (R) were shown campaigning for the Louisiana's 3rd Congressional District seat currently held by Representative Charlie Melancon (D), who is running for the… ...

But preserving the two northern Louisiana districts means the boundaries would have to be extended again to take in the nearly 750,000 population required to populate each congressional district.

Louisiana's redistricting plan first began in 2021, with legislature originally drawing a map with a single-majority Black district, despite the fact that one third of Louisiana's population is Black.

It’s no secret that Louisiana’s coastal region faces serious problems, a fact that almost all of the candidates for Louisiana’s 3rd Congressional District seat agree upon. But despite the district ...

Louisiana federal Judge Shelly Dick has ordered a new hearing in the case for a new majority Black congressional district Oct. 3-5. News Sports Life Things To Do Opinion Advertise Obituaries ...

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Wednesday cleared the way for Louisiana to use a congressional map with a second majority Black district, a move that has implications for which party wins ...

Public Service Commission Chairman Scott Angelle was supposed to walk away with the race for Acadiana’s 3rd Congressional District seat. But the anti-establishment mood of the electorate has ...

Louisiana’s state legislature passed a new congressional map Friday that will add a second Black-majority district while imperiling incumbent Rep. Garret Graves (R-La.). The updated ...

The race for Acadiana’s congressional seat has focused more on accusations than on policies and the first question out of the gate in the final debate Thursday was about the nasty allegations ...

It’s no secret that Louisiana’s coastal region faces serious problems, a fact that almost all of the candidates for Louisiana’s 3rd Congressional District seat agree upon. But despite the ...