Louisiana governor postpones U.S. House primary elections after Supreme Court ruling

By: Piper Hutchinson

Outlets: Louisiana Illuminator

Published: April 30, 2026

Words: 1,025

Last Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago

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Republican Gov. Jeff Landry suspended the May 16 primary elections for Louisiana’s six U.S. House seats Thursday, the day after the U.S. Supreme Court declared the state’s existing congressional map unconstitutional.

“Allowing elections to proceed under an unconstitutional map would undermine the integrity of our system and violate the rights of our voters,” Landry said in a written statement. “This executive order ensures we uphold the rule of law while giving the Legislature the time …

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