Trump-Endorsed Attorney General Jeff Landry Wins Louisiana’s Gubernatorial Election
On Saturday, Oct. 14, Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry (R) won the state’s election for governor, defeating a handful of other candidates.
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On Saturday, Oct. 14, Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry (R) won the state’s election for governor, defeating a handful of other candidates.
On Friday, Sept. 29, voters in a lawsuit challenging Louisiana’s congressional map filed an emergency application in the U.S. Supreme Court asking the Court to pause yesterday’s ruling from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that would delay the implementation of a fair congressional map in Louisiana.
On Thursday, Sept. 28, in an extraordinary move that will delay the implementation of a fair map for Louisianans, an ultra-conservative panel of judges granted Louisiana Republicans’ request to cancel a lower court hearing — previously scheduled for Oct 3-5 — about Louisiana’s new congressional map.
On Tuesday, Aug. 22, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals scheduled oral argument for Oct. 6 in an appeal of a case challenging Louisiana’s congressional map.
On Monday, June 26, the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated an order that blocks Louisiana’s congressional map, paving the way for Louisiana to redraw its congressional map with a second majority-Black district.
On Thursday, June 8, Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry (R) and Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin (R) asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear in full their appeal of a case challenging Louisiana’s congressional map.
On Thursday, June 8, the Louisiana Legislature passed House Bill 311, a bill proposing an amendment to the state constitution that would ban the use of private grants to fund election administration.
On Thursday, June 8, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling in Allen v. Milligan. The Court’s decision in Allen will impact 30 other redistricting lawsuits in 10 different states.
On Thursday, June 8, the Louisiana Legislature passed House Bill 260, a bill that would require all election-related rulemaking to be funneled through the Legislature.
On Monday, May 1, several voting rights groups filed a lawsuit challenging Louisiana’s voter registration policy for those with prior felony convictions.