The 6-0 map nobody passed tells you everything about the 5-1 map they did

By: Andrea Hagan

Outlets: Louisiana Illuminator

Published: June 2, 2026

Words: 1,020

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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When U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins, R-Lafayette, declared himself “100% opposed” to the new congressional map his own party was passing, commentators rushed to call it principled dissent.

In a social media post, Higgins called the map a “Frankenstein looking thing” but notably omitted any mention of a racial gerrymander and refused to even name Cleo Fields, his congressional colleague who’s being displaced in the new boundaries.

Why couldn’t Higgins bring himself to mention …

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