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In 1972, the district elected David C. Treen as the first Republican U.S. representative from Louisiana since 1891. The state legislature redistricted in the 1980s, pushing the district out of the fast-growing suburbs of Metairie and the city of Kenner, to help keep the seat in the hands of Treen's Democratic successor, Billy Tauzin.
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.
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 all six members of their U.S. House of Representatives delegation this year beginning with the Nov. 5 primary election that will include a new Black majority voter ...
District 3 covers some of eastern New Orleans (primarily Gentilly, West Lake Forest, and the Lower Ninth Ward), as well as smaller parts of St. Bernard and Jefferson Parishes, including some or all of Chalmette, Arabi, Harvey, and Marrero.
The 2024 United States presidential election in Louisiana was held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, as part of the 2024 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Louisiana voters will choose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote.
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 ...
2019 Louisiana's 16th State Senate district election [4] Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic: Beverly Brooks Thompson 14,213 33.71 Republican: Franklin Foil: 12,523 29.70 Republican: Stephen Carter: 12,519 29.69 Republican: Bob Bell 1,826 4.33 Libertarian: Everett Baudean 1,086 2.58 Total votes 42,167 : 100.00 : General election ...