Louisiana suspends congressional primaries in wake of Supreme Court gerrymandering ruling

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Florida Lt. Gov. Jay Collins discusses the state's newly approved congressional map, which could secure four additional House seats for Republicans. Louisiana’s May congressional primaries have been suspended after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling Wednesday that struck down a majority Black congressional district. Republican Gov. Jeff Landry and Attorney General Liz Murrill released a statement Thursday saying the "historic Supreme Court victory for Louisiana has an immediate consequence for the State." "The Supreme Court previously stayed an injunction against the State’s enforcement of the current Congressional map," the officials wrote. "By the Court’s order, however, that stay automatically terminated with [Wednesday’s] decision. Accordingly, the State is currently enjoined from carrying out congressional elections under the current map." SUPREME COUR