Louisiana Special Session Ends: New Map, Closed Primary Approved
The first special session of the Louisiana Legislature for 2024 ended three days early. A new congressional map and closed primaries were approved.
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The first special session of the Louisiana Legislature for 2024 ended three days early. A new congressional map and closed primaries were approved.
Since Edwin Edwards was governor in the 1970s, Louisiana has elected political candidates up and down its ballots through a unique “jungle primary.”
BATON ROUGE — Louisiana lawmakers ended a special session Friday to create two minority-majority U.S. House districts, and in doing so divided East Baton Rouge Parish voters among a pair of U.S. House districts that extend into Shreveport and Monroe.
Since Edwin Edwards was governor in the 1970s, Louisiana has elected political candidates up and down its ballots through a unique “jungle primary.”