Louisiana suspends congressional primaries in wake of Supreme Court gerrymandering ruling

Louisiana’s May congressional primaries have been suspended after a U.S.Supreme Courtruling Wednesday that struck down a majority Black congressional district.

Republican Gov.Jeff Landry and Attorney General Liz Murrill released a statement Thursday saying the “historic Supreme Court victory for Louisiana has an immediate consequence for the State.”

“The Supreme Court previously stayed an injunction against the State’s enforcement of the current Congressional map,” the officials wrote. 

“By the Court’s order, however, that stay automatically terminated with [Wednesday’s] decision.Accordingly, the State is currently enjoined from carrying out congressional elections under the current map.”

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SUPREME COURT RULES ON KEY VOTING RIGHTS ACT RULE AS REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS WAGE REDISTRICTING WAR

A state-by-state breakdown of the potential 2026 midterm impact of redistricting lines redrawn to date.(OpenMapTiles/OpenStreetMap)

Landry and Murrill said they are working with thestate legislatureand the secretary of state’s office to “develop a path forward.”

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Early votingwas scheduled to begin Saturday ahead of the May 16 primary.

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MEDIA OUTRAGE OVER SUPREME COURT’S VOTING RIGHTS ACT DECISION COLLIDES WITH REALITY

Demonstrators hold signs outside the U.S.Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., Oct.15, 2025, as the court considers restricting the creation of majority-Black and majority-Hispanic voting districts.(Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

“This is going to cause mass confusion among voters — Democrats, Republicans, White, Black, everybody,” Louisiana state Sen.Royce Duplessis, a Democrat who represents the New Orleans area, told The Associated Press.“What they’re effectively doing is changing the rules of the game in the middle of the game.It’s rigging the system.”

There are four Republicans and two Democrats representing Louisiana in theU.S.House of Representatives.

A person votes in the Virginia redistricting referendum at the Fairfax Government Center in Fairfax, Va., April 21, 2026.(Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP)

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A change to the map could result in at least one additional Republican seat ahead of the Novembermidterm elections.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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