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In vintage Louisiana fashion, Democrats gain a second Louisiana seat.KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE— Earlier this week, Gov. Jeff Landry (R-LA) signed a new House map that creates a second Black-majority seat in the state.— The new district, stretching from Baton Rouge to Shreveport, would have favored Joe Biden by 20 points in 2020 and is Safe Democratic.— Former Rep. Cleo Fields (D) seems to be a frontrunner for the new seat, and, if elected, would return to Congress after a nearly 30 year absence.— Aside from its partisan implications, the new map could be interpreted as Landry’s at...

State Sen. Cleo Fields confirmed on Tuesday what political insiders had expected: He will run for the new Black-majority district created last week by Gov. Jeff Landry and state legislators.

Here's who's in, who's out and who's considering a campaign for Louisiana's new majority Black 6th Congressional District seat.

Gov. Jeff Landry’s first special session was anything but the victory he claimed in its aftermath. Lawmakers passed only one of his top priorities intact, and that one — a

Gov. Jeff Landry’s first special session was anything but the victory he claimed in its aftermath. Lawmakers passed only one of his top priorities intact, and that one — a