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Louisiana's 2nd congressional district contains nearly all of the city of New Orleans and stretches west and north to Baton Rouge. The district is currently represented by Democrat Troy Carter. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of D+25, it is one of two Democratic districts in Louisiana. [3]
English: The congressional district, highlighted in red, overlayed with other congressional districts and county boundaries, as well as major cities, major roads, water areas, national parks and other publicly owned land, American Indian areas, military areas, and urban clusters in Louisiana.
The U.S. state of Louisiana currently has six congressional districts.The state has had as many as eight districts; the eighth district was eliminated on January 9, 1993 after results of the 1990 census, and the seventh district was eliminated in 2013, following results of the 2010 census, largely because of people moving interstate after Hurricane Katrina hit the state.
Louisiana state lawmakers approved a new congressional map on Friday, drawing a second majority-Black district to comply with a court order.
Louisiana currently has only one majority-Black district, the 2nd District, which encompasses most of New Orleans and stretches to Baton Rouge, and is represented by U.S. Rep. Troy Carter, the ...
Louisiana lawmakers on Friday approved a new congressional map that gives the state a second Black-majority US House district and likely puts at risk a Republican-controlled seat.
A new congressional district map giving Louisiana a second majority-Black House district was rejected Tuesday by a panel of three federal judges, fueling new uncertainty about district boundaries ...
English: The congressional district, highlighted in red, overlayed with other congressional districts and county boundaries, as well as major cities, major roads, water areas, national parks and other publicly owned land, American Indian areas, military areas, and urban clusters in Louisiana.