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Even as Louisiana voters head to the polls for primary elections, the state’s Republican-controlled legislature is in the process of redrawing congressional district maps with the goal of gaining another Republican seat in Congress.<\/p>

The timing of the redistricting effort raises questions about whether ballots already cast in congressional primary races will be counted, as lawmakers work to alter the boundaries that determine which candidates voters can choose from.<\/p>

The redistricting push by Republican legislators aims to reconfigure the current district lines in a way that would benefit their party’s representation in Congress.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

While primary elections are underway in Louisiana, Republican state legislators are simultaneously redrawing congressional district boundaries in an effort to secure an additional GOP seat. The redistricting effort could potentially impact votes already being cast in congressional races.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":61401,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[833],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61402","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/news-1777892843730.png?fit=1%2C1&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-fYm","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":73272,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/louisiana-lawmakers-work-to-redraw-congressional-maps-after-court-ruling\/","url_meta":{"origin":61402,"position":0},"title":"Louisiana Lawmakers Work to Redraw Congressional Maps After Court Ruling","author":"Admin","date":"May 28, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Louisiana legislators are rushing to create new congressional district maps following a Supreme Court decision that struck down their previous boundaries as racially gerrymandered. 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