Louisiana’s current map was adopted after a federal court ruled its original post-2020 census map, with just one black-majority district out of six, violated federal law.

Redistricting battles in Texas, Ohio, and California will likely determine control of the House during the 2026 midterm elections.

It’s a change long-sought by Louisiana political leaders, pushed for years by former Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu and taken up by the state’s current, mainly Republican congressional delegation.