Louisiana lawmakers advance new 5-1 congressional map that favors Republicans

Politics Louisiana lawmakers advance new 5-1 congressional map that favors Republicans By Fin Daniel Gómez, Fin Daniel Gómez Political Director and Executive Director of Politics and White House, CBS News Fin Daniel Gómez is CBS News' political director and executive director, Politics and White House. In this role, Gómez oversees the daily White House and political coverage for CBS News and works closely with Washington bureau leadership to inform the Network's political coverage. Read Full Bio Fin Daniel Gómez, Caroline Linton Caroline Linton Associate Managing Editor, Politics Caroline Linton is an associate managing editor on the political team for CBSNews.com. She has previously written for The Daily Beast, Newsweek and amNewYork. Read Full Bio Caroline Linton May 13, 2026 / 5:39 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Louisiana lawmakers on Wednesday unveiled a new congressional map for the 2026 election after the Supreme Court struck down the state's current map in a landmark ruling last month. The new map will eliminate one of the state's majority Black, Democratic-leaning districts while keeping one Democratic-leaning district. The district now favors Republicans in five districts and Democrats in one. The state Senate and Governmental Affairs committee advanced the maps in the early hours on Wednesday. Democrats had proposed their own map that kept the 4-2 map in place. The new single Democratic-leaning district stretches from New Orleans into parts of Baton Rouge, potentially pitting the state's two Black representatives, Cleo Fields and Troy Carter, against each other. Fields' majority Black district was dissolved into other districts.   The map was advanced by the Louisiana state senate.  Senate and Governmental Affairs Committee In a statement, Fields vowed to fight the new map. "That bill may have failed, but its principles have not," Fields said in the statement. He added that as...