When the Supreme Court ruled against racially gerrymandered congressional districts in Louisiana v. Callais, it set off a redistricting firestorm that could significantly change the layout of Congress. And Louisiana’s Republican governor, Jeff Landry, is happily leading the charge. On Thursday, April 30 – just one day after the 6-3 ruling – Governor Landry signed an executive order suspending the US House primary in Louisiana, originally scheduled for May, to give the state legislature time to draw up a new map. The Pelican State could gain another GOP seat or two, but that might only be the beginning. There are almost 150 such districts across the nation – and around a third of them are in states with Republican trifectas.
Louisiana’s Race Against the Clock
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