Louisiana lawmakers to begin congressional map revisions Friday

By: Piper Hutchinson

Outlets: Louisiana Illuminator

Published: May 4, 2026

Words: 715

Last Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago

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A Louisiana legislative committee that oversees redistricting will meet Friday to hear public comments on a new congressional district map after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last week to overturn the existing version.

Sen. Caleb Kleinpeter, R-Port Allen, said the Senate and Governmental Affairs Committee, which he chairs, will likely favor a map that preserves one of the state’s two majority-Black U.S. House districts out of its six total seats. As of the 2020 …

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