In light of the U.S. Supreme Court decision that ruled Louisiana’s congressional map an unconstitutional gerrymander, next month’s U.S. House primaries are now suspended. Andrew Greenstein reports….

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Shreveport Senator Alan Seabaugh agrees with the governor’s decision to suspend the U-S House primaries, because you can’t hold an election based on a map that’s been determined to be unconstitutional…

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With the U.S. Supreme Court striking down Louisiana’s Congressional map, legislative leaders say they will approve a new map before the session is required to end on June 1^st. La-politics dot com publisher Jeremy Alford says a session that was coasting along, could experience some turbulence…

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Ground has been broken on the new two-point-three billion dollar I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge in Lake Charles. When Governor Landry took office in 2024, he made it one of his priorities to find a way to fund a new Lake Charles Bridge. His solution was a public-private partnership with Calcasieu Bridge Partners that will use federal, state and toll dollars to build the bridge. Landry says 15-percent of the tolling revenues will go right back into the area.

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In light of yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling, next month’s U.S. House primaries in Louisiana are now suspended. Secretary of State Nancy Landry made the announcement this afternoon ahead of Governor Landry’s expected executive order. Political analyst Scott Hughes says with this suspension, the entire process will need to start all over again, since the districts will have changed and there are specific qualifying rules.

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The decision comes just two days before early voting in the primaries was set to begin. Shreveport Senator Alan Seabaugh says postponing the U.S. House elections is the right thing to do so that the legislature can approve a legal congressional map.

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All other races and the constitutional amendments are still on.

The ACLU of Louisiana is outraged over yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling on the state’s congressional map. Executive Director Alanah Odoms says she fears that this ruling will be the catalyst for making life a lot more difficult for minorities.

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At the groundbreaking ceremony for the new two-point-three billion dollar I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge in Lake Charles, Governor Landry said he plans to put more pressure on the federal government to provide more money for the construction of the bridge.

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More federal money also means lower tolls to cross the bridge. The tolls haven’t been established yet; they will be collected for 50 years.

The U.S. House primaries in Louisiana are suspended after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the congressional map an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. Shreveport Senator Alan Seabaugh agrees with the decision.

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With the suspension of the House primaries, the process would need to start all over from square one once a new map is in place. Political analyst Scott Hughes says if the process is not completed by January 3rd, when the next Congress is sworn in, Louisiana would be left with no representation at all in the House, so it might be in the legislature’s best interest to scrap the closed primary for the U.S. House race.

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The ACLU of Louisiana calls yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling on the state’s congressional map “disgraceful.” Executive Director Alanah Odoms says by chipping away at the 1965 Voting Rights Act, the Supreme Court is dialing back civil rights as a whole.

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The first Louisiana patient to receive sickle cell gene therapy is back at home after six weeks at Manning Family Children’s Hospital New Orleans. Gene Therapy Program Director Dr. Benjamin Watkins says sickle cell disease is a chronic condition that causes intense pain throughout the body.

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Watkins says this new FDA approved treatment can provide a functional cure for sickle cell.

The ACLU of Louisiana calls yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling on the state’s congressional map “disgraceful.” The Supreme Court threw out the map, ruling it an unconstitutional gerrymander. Executive Director Alanah Odoms says it’s not just people of color who will suffer in the long run because of this ruling.

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So in light of this ruling, next month’s U.S. House primary election is now in limbo. Governor Landry is expected to suspend the primary, saying the state is now restricted from using the current congressional map. Political analyst Scott Hughes says if that happens, that would leave only six months to essentially hold an election from square one, which could make a closed primary untenable.

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One state senator says approving a new congressional map in this regular session is possible.

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Outgoing Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson got quite the going-away present – a 30-count indictment related to last year’s jailbreak. The charges include malfeasance in office and payroll fraud. Hutson lost her re-election bid to Michelle Woodfork, who will be sworn in Monday. Chief Financial Officer Bianka Brown is also indicted on 20 counts.

In light of yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling, the status of the U.S. House primaries is now in limbo. Governor Landry is expected to suspend the primary, saying the state is now restricted from using the current congressional map that the Supreme Court has ruled an unconstitutional gerrymander. Political analyst Scott Hughes says if Landry follows through on that, that means the qualifying process would have to start all over again, because the districts would have changed and there are specific qualifying rules.

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There is a little more than a month left in the regular session to approve a new Congressional map. Shreveport Senator Alan Seabaugh says bills were filed before Wednesday’s historic ruling by the Supreme Court, in case the nation’s highest court ruled that the current map is unconstitutional…

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The ACLU of Louisiana calls yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling on the state’s congressional map “disgraceful.” Executive Director Alanah Odoms says by chipping away at the 1965 Voting Rights Act, the Supreme Court is dialing back civil rights as a whole.

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But Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill says the ruling vindicates a position that the state has taken from the beginning in that it shouldn’t be sorting voters by race…

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The Supreme Court ruling means race can not be used as the main factor in drawing political maps, but states are legally permitted to draw districts to favor a political party.

Governor Jeff Landry and Attorney General Liz Murrill say Louisiana will suspend the congressional primaries, after the U-S Supreme Court ruled the Congressional map is an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. Early voting for the federal elections, including the six U-S House party primaries, was set to begin on Saturday. Shreveport Senator Seabaugh says postponing the Congressional elections is the right thing to do so that a legal Congressional map can approved by the state legislature…

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LSU Political Science Professor Robert Hogan says the Supreme Court decision has impacts across the country, since state legislatures now know that they do not have to make race the biggest factor when drawing political boundaries.

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Ground has been broken on the 2.3-billion-dollar I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge in Lake Charles.

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On this day in 1812, Louisiana was admitted to the United States as the 18^th U-S State. President James Madison signed the act on the ninth anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase.

The LHSAA Softball State championships in Sulphur have been pushed back a day. Semifinals are on Saturday, championship games are on Sunday.

Governor Jeff Landry and Attorney General Liz Murrill say Louisiana will not have US House elections using the current Congressional map, after the U-S Supreme Court ruled the map is an unconstitutional racial gerrymander.  Shreveport Senator Alan Seabaugh says since the Supreme Court is the final word a new map must be approved before the U-S House elections can take place…

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Early voting for the federal primary elections begin Saturday. Seabaugh says the U-S Senate Primary can go on as scheduled, but the U-S House elections should be postponed until a new map is drawn. LSU political science professor Robert Hogan says a new map will not be kind to Sixth District Congressman and Democrat Clee Fields…

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Ground has been broken on the new two-point-three billion dollar I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge in Lake Charles. When Governor Landry took office in 2024, he made it one of his priorities to find a way to fund a new Lake Charles Bridge. His solution was a public-private partnership with Calcasieu Bridge Partners that will use federal, state and toll dollars to build the bridge. Landry says 15-percent of the tolling revenues will go right back into the area.

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About three-thousand children and adults in Louisiana live with sickle cell disease, which is a chronic condition that causes intense pain throughout the body. But Manning Family Children’s Hospital in New Orleans has started using sickle gene therapy as a functional cure…

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That’s the director of the Gene Therapy Program, Doctor Bejamin Watkins.

The U-S Supreme Court has ruled that Louisiana’s Congressional map is an unconstitutional racial gerrymander because it took race into account to draw the lines. In 2024, Louisiana lawmakers created a Congressional map with a second majority Black congressional map, which is District Six, represented by Democrat Cleo Fields. Attorney General Liz Murrill is not surprised by the Supreme Court’s decision….

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Fields says while the Supreme Court did not strike down the 1985 Voting Rights Act with its ruling, it might as well have…

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For the last six decades the Voting Rights Act has resulted in the election of Black and Hispanic representatives at all levels. This Supreme Court ruling will have repercussions on political maps across the country.

Now that Louisiana’s Congressional map has been thrown out because of unconstitutional racial gerrymandering, when will the state legislature draw a new map? LSU political science professor Robert Hogan…

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There are multiple reports that the Landry Administration and legislative leaders are leaning towards postponing the U-S House races, so a new map can be drawn. The U-S Senate primary would still go on as scheduled and early voting for that primary begins Saturday.

Louisiana’s first patient to receive gene therapy for sickle cell disease has left the Manning Family Children’s Hospital in New Orleans. Gene Therapy Program Director Benjamin Watkins says this new gene editing is a functional cure for those with sickle cell…

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Sickle cell is a painful, unpredictable chronic condition.