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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 ...
Louisiana's 6th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Located in south-central Louisiana, the district contains most of the state capital of Baton Rouge, the bulk of Baton Rouge's suburbs, and continues south to Thibodaux. It also includes the western shores of Lake Pontchartrain.
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 the only Democratic district in Louisiana.
Louisiana's 5th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The 5th district encompasses rural northeastern Louisiana and much of central Louisiana, as well as the northern part of Louisiana's Florida parishes in southeastern Louisiana, taking in Monroe , Alexandria , Amite and Bogalusa .
Of the 44 multi-district states whose 517 electoral votes are amenable to the method, only Maine (4 EV) and Nebraska (5 EV) apply it. [citation needed] Maine began using the congressional district method in the election of 1972. Nebraska has used the congressional district method since the election of 1992.
Louisiana's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The district comprises land from the northern shore of Lake Pontchartrain south to the Mississippi River delta. It covers most of New Orleans' suburbs, as well as a sliver of New Orleans itself. The district is currently represented by Republican ...
Seat expired at the end of the 36th Congress due to Louisiana's succession. [a] Charles Boustany: January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2013 Republican: 7th: Elected in 2004. Redistricted to the 3rd district. January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2017 3rd: Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 2012. Retired to run for U.S. senator. John Breaux
Democratic-Republican. March 4, 1821 –. March 3, 1823. 17th. Elected in 1820. Redistricted to the 3rd district and lost re-election. District inactive, returned to district representation. In the 43rd Congress, Louisiana had six representatives. Five were assigned a district and one represented the state at-large.