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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 Hurricane Katrina hit the state.
Louisiana's old congressional districts since 2023 [1] These are tables of congressional delegations from Louisiana to the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate . The current dean of the Louisiana delegation is Representative and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (LA-1) , having served in the House since 2008.
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
The 5th district encompasses rural northeastern Louisiana, central Louisiana, as well as the northern part of Louisiana's Florida parishes in southeast Louisiana, taking in Monroe, Alexandria, Opelousas, Amite and Bogalusa, Louisiana. The incumbent is Republican Julia Letlow, who was re-elected with 67.6% of the vote in 2022. [9]
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.
Three federal judges who threw out Louisiana's new congressional map asked the state's chief elections officer Monday for a hard deadline on the latest a map can be in place to conduct the Nov. 5 ...
With bipartisan support, a proposed Louisiana congressional map that would create a second majority-Black district sailed through the state Senate on Wednesday and will advance to the House ...
Map of the United States with Louisiana highlighted. Louisiana is a state located in the Southern United States.According to the 2020 United States census, Louisiana is the 25th most populous state with 4,657,757 inhabitants and the 33rd largest by land area spanning 43,203.90 square miles (111,897.6 km 2) of land. [1]