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Landry suspends Louisiana's May 16 House primary elections over voting rights ruling

The Hill · Apr 30, 2026, 8:27 PM · Also reported by 2 other sources

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Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) on Thursday suspended the May 16 primary elections for the House in his state, a day after the Supreme Court ruled that Louisiana’s addition of a second majority-Black congressional district was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. Landry signed an executive order s

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