Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry to delay primary
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The process of redrawing Louisiana’s Congressional districts could begin as soon as Wednesday after the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated the voting map and Gov. Jeff Landry put the brakes on that looming vote.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Louisiana's congressional map unconstitutional because it relied to much on race to create the boundaries.
With Louisiana's congressional races being put on hold to redraw district lines, some state lawmakers said there shouldn't be a rush to make changes.
After Gov. Jeff Landry filed an emergency executive order to suspend the primary elections, Democratic candidates in the race and civil rights organizations are fighting back with legal action, claiming that Landry is overstepping his authority and suppressing Black voters.
Gov. Jeff Landry said Friday that people who commit violent crimes in public places in Louisiana should face life in prison, regardless of age, as he addressed a recent shooting at the Mall of Louisiana that left six people shot,
Gov. Jeff Landry may pause the May 16 primary to allow lawmakers time to redraw the state’s congressional map following a Supreme Court decision on voting rights.
Governor Jeff Landry and First Lady Sharon Landry are on their way to Shreveport following the mass shooting that killed eight children.
Two separate lawsuits were filed in Baton Rouge to block Gov. Jeff Landry’s executive order to suspend the May 16 congressional primary elections.