Friday, May 29, 2026 · Capitol Hill
PROPOSED NEW CONGRESSIONAL MAP, WHICH WOULD HAVE ELIMINATED THE ONLY DEMOCRATIC FAVORED DISTRICT IN THE STATE...
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Louisiana lawmakers rejected a proposed congressional map that would have wiped out the state's only Democrat-friendly district. They passed their own new map instead. The move locks in a 5-1 Republican edge for the next decade. Democrats lose their last safe foothold in a state they once contested.
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