Louisiana delayed its House primaries on Thursday after a blockbuster Supreme Court ruling on a key Voting Rights Act provision.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday declared Louisiana’s newly-drawn Congressional map an unconstitutional gerrymander.
The high court issued the ruling 6-3.
Liberal justices Sotomayor, Kagan and Jackson dissented.
The case, State of Louisiana v. Phillip Callais (and the related Press Robinson v. Phillip Callais), stems from Louisiana’s woke lawmakers caving to left-wing judges and creating a second “majority-minority” congressional district.
CNN reported:
Louisiana Republicans delayed the May 16 primaries for US House Thursday, one day after the US Supreme Court’s decision invalidating the state’s congressional map and calling it an unconstitutional gerrymander.
Early voting was scheduled to begin Saturday and overseas ballots had already gone out. The primaries for other races will still move forward, according to a statement from Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry. That includes a closely watched US Senate Republican primary, in which Sen. Bill Cassidy faces challenges from US Rep. Julia Letlow, endorsed by President Donald Trump, and State Treasurer John Fleming.
While the House races will remain on the May 16 ballot, no votes cast in those races will count, Nancy Landry said in the statement.
Democratic Rep. Cleo Fields, whose district is at the center of the Supreme Court’s redistricting decision, said earlier Thursday that Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry had told him he anticipated issuing an executive order to suspend the House election and call a new one.
Governor Landry released a statement on the Supreme Court’s ruling and suspension of the House primaries:
“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.”
Governor Jeff Landry and @AGLizMurrill 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…
— Governor Jeff Landry (@LAGovJeffLandry) April 30, 2026
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