Louisiana Governor Signs New Congressional Map Erasing Majority-Black District
On May 29, 2026, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry (R) signed a new congressional map into law (Senate Bill 121) that eliminates one of the state's two majority-Black U.S. House districts. The map's swift passage came in the final weeks of the Louisiana legislative session, which adjourned on June 1, 2026. The session's final days were marked by severe racial and partisan tensions that bled into nearly every other policy issue.
The legislative push was triggered by the U.S. Supreme Court's April 29, 2026 decision in Louisiana v. Callais, which struck down the state's previous map as an unconstitutional racial gerrymander and gutted key protections of the Voting Rights Act. In response, Governor Landry quickly suspended the ongoing U.S. House primary elections so the Republican-majority legislature could redraw the boundaries.
The resulting map erases the majority-Black district represented by Democratic Representative Cleo Fields of Baton Rouge, converting it into a safe Republican seat. This leaves Louisiana with only one majority-Black district (District 2, held by Representative Troy Carter). The move was met with fierce protests from Black voters who packed the state Capitol, and drew condemnation from the Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus. On the House floor, Caucus Chairman Edmond Jordan (D-Baton Rouge) expressed profound frustration:
"How many racist acts can you participate in until you yourself are considered racist?"
The redistricting fight has now escalated into a national battleground. On June 5, 2026, Axios reported that former Vice President Kamala Harris is taking the fight directly to Louisiana. Harris has scheduled a keynote address at the Louisiana Democratic Party's fundraising gala in New Orleans on August 7, 2026, where she plans to outline a national Democratic strategy to counteract the Supreme Court's redistricting decisions.
Harris has publicly slammed the Callais ruling as "backdooring racism through politics." She has actively coordinated with affected state and federal lawmakers—including members of the Congressional Black Caucus like Representatives Carter and Fields—and has participated in organizing calls with liberal advocacy groups like Emerge and Win with Black Women to prepare for the 2026 midterm elections and lay the groundwork for a potential 2028 presidential campaign.
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Louisiana lawmakers immediately moved to pass a new map erasing a majority-Black U.S. House seat in direct response to the Callais ruling.
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