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It contained the cities of Chalmette, Gonzales, Houma, Thibodaux, Morgan City, and New Iberia. However, when Louisiana lost a district after the 2010 census, the old 3rd was dismantled. The new 3rd included most of southwestern Louisiana, including Lafayette and Lake Charles. Most of this territory had been the 7th district before the 2010 census.
Not shown: southern portion of the 15th Ward, northeastern portion of the 9th Ward. On the map Lake Pontchartrain is to the north and the Mississippi River is to the south; the 15th Ward is the only one south of the Mississippi River where Algiers is located. The city of New Orleans, in the U.S. state of Louisiana, is divided into 17 wards.
Louisiana voters will elect six members to the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2025 fall congressional elections. ... new 6th District are Democrat state Sen. Cleo Fields of Baton Rouge and ...
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.
The 3rd Ward encompasses the majority of the Central Business District near the River. The Ward includes the city's seat of government, both the old 19th century City Hall on Lafayette Square and the new City Hall Complex on Loyola Avenue. Farther back from the Central Business District is the Tulane/Gravier neighborhood.
Four amendments were passed by voters in the Oct. 14 election, and four more are on the Nov. 18 ballot. Louisiana's Constitution has now been amended 213 times since it was ratified in 1974. Early ...
2024 Louisiana's 2nd congressional district election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic: Troy Carter (incumbent) 184,009 : 60.3 : Republican: Christy Lynch 41,641 13.6 Republican: Devin Graham 39,174 12.8 Democratic: Devin Davis 32,482 10.6 Republican: Shorell Perrilloux 7,878 2.6 Total votes 305,184 : 100.0 : Democratic hold
City council seats are highly contested with four candidates running in Wards 8 and 9, two candidates in Wards 3 and 5 and three candidates in Ward 12. Ward 4 is the only uncontested seat with Tim ...