UPDATE: Today, Governor Jeff Landry and Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following statement after yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling in Louisiana v. Callais.
“Yesterday’s historic Supreme Court victory for Louisiana has an immediate consequence for the State. The Supreme Court previously stayed an injunction against the State’s enforcement of the current Congressional map. By the Court’s order, however, that stay automatically terminated with yesterday’s decision. Accordingly, the State is currently enjoined from carrying out congressional elections under the current map. We are working together with the Legislature and the Secretary of State’s office to develop a path forward.”
COVERING LOUISIANA — Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry is planning to suspend the state’s May 16 primary elections to allow lawmakers time to approve a new congressional map, according to a report from The Washington Post.
The move comes after a Supreme Court ruling Wednesday found Louisiana had unlawfully used race when drawing a second majority-Black congressional district. The 6-3 decision also narrowed a key provision of the Voting Rights Act.
According to the Washington Post, Landry’s announcement could come as soon as Friday, just one day before early voting is set to begin. The report cited people familiar with the plans who spoke on condition of anonymity. The potential suspension would give lawmakers additional time to redraw the state’s congressional boundaries in response to the ruling.
