The move is just the latest in a blizzard of election-law changes pushed through by Gov. Jeff Landry and the state's Republican supermajority since the beginning of 2024. These rapid-fire adjustments do little to improve the integrity or fairness of Louisiana's elections while almost certainly adding to voter confusion and disinterest.

If the Supreme Court weakens the Voting Rights Act, Louisiana lawmakers could have an opportunity to draw new maps further boosting the GOP.

Early voting for Louisiana's general elections on Nov. 15 started on Nov. 1 and run through Nov. 8. Louisiana Secretary of State said voters can be assured there are multiple security measures in place to keep early voting safe.

Republicans batted down accusations by Democrats that they're trying to get rid of majority-Black districts as part of a nationwide GOP push for control of Congress.

A Voting Rights Act lawsuit led the Legislature in 2024 to draw the current voting map, under which two of Louisiana’s six congressional districts are majority-Black. Those districts are represented by Congressmen Troy Carter, D-New Orleans, and Cleo Fields, D-Baton Rouge.

A day after the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a significant redistricting case centering on Louisiana’s congressional map, which has two majority-Black districts, Republican Gov. Jeff Landry announced that he is calling state lawmakers back to ...

Elections scheduled for April 18 and May 30 will move to May 16 and June 27, respectively. Both bills passed along party lines.

Some Louisiana Republicans recently renewed an unsettled debate over whether independent voters should have a say in the GOP primary elections.