Louisiana holds open elections without ... If not, the top two candidates go to a runoff. In the 5th Congressional District, three candidates will appear on the ballot: Republican Julia Letlow ...

In 2022, the Louisiana Legislature drew a new congressional map that included only one majority Black district. A group of Black Louisiana voters and civil rights organizations sued, arguing the map ...

The battle over the congressional maps began ... One judge will come from the 5th Circuit and the other two from the Western District of Louisiana, where the new case was filed.

In the 5th Congressional District, three candidates will appear on the ballot: Republican Julia Letlow, the incumbent; Republican Vinny Mendoza; and Democrat Michael Vallien. Louisiana holds open ...

At the time, legal analysts said the case for a second Black congressional district in Louisiana ... created a more compact majority-Black seat out of the 5th District anchored in Northeast Louisiana ...

A sign supporting Cleo Fields sits in a yard. Last November, Fields won the race to represent Louisiana’s new majority-Black congressional district. The U.S. Supreme Court hears a challenge to ...

Opelousas resident Shauna Sias questions why people want to challenge a Louisiana congressional district created to afford Black communities fair representation. (Adam Mahoney/Capital B) ST. LANDRY ...