Legislature sends new congressional maps with 5-1 GOP advantage for Landry’s approval

By News Staff on Thursday, June 4, 2026
  • The Senate gave final legislative approval Friday to new maps for Louisiana’s congressional districts. (Courtesy of Louisiana Legislature)
    The Senate gave final legislative approval Friday to new maps for Louisiana’s congressional districts. (Courtesy of Louisiana Legislature)

    By: GRACIE THOMAS LSU Manship School News Service BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Senate passed the final version of a new congressional map in a 28-10 vote down party lines Friday, eliminating one majority-Black district. Senate Bill 121, authored by Sen. Jay Morris, R-West Monroe, creates 5 majority-Republican districts and 1 majority-Democratic district following the U.S. Supreme Court decisio…