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Louisiana Senate approves map to axe majority-Black House district
Louisiana Senate approves map to axe majority-Black House districtDemocrats accused Republicans of gerrymandering and argue the GOP-proposed congressional map dilutes Black voting power.
https://www.ms.now/news/louisiana-senate-approves-map-to-axe-majority-black-house-district
May. 14, 2026, 10:34 PM EDT
By Ebony Davis
Louisiana lawmakers advanced a congressional map on Thursday that would eliminate one of the state’s two majority-Black congressional districts, moving Republicans one step closer to securing a 5-1 advantage in the state’s House delegation ahead of the midterms.
The state Senate voted 27-10 to approve Senate Bill 121, a GOP-backed proposal that would largely restore Louisiana’s 2022 congressional map, created before Louisiana added a second majority-Black district following court challenges under the Voting Rights Act.
The proposal would dismantle the 6th Congressional District currently represented by Democratic Rep. Cleo Fields and redraw it into a Republican-leaning seat.
The map would leave Louisiana with a single majority-Black congressional district: the New Orleans-centered 2nd District represented by Democratic Rep. Troy Carter.