Louisiana GOP lawmakers advance map eliminating one Democratic House district

Republicans in the Louisiana Senate voted early Wednesday to advance a new congressional map that would give the GOP another seat in the House from the state after a recent Supreme Court decision that struck down its previous lines

Republicans in the Louisiana Senate voted early Wednesday to advance a new congressional map that would give the GOP another seat in the House from the state after a recent Supreme Court decision that struck down its previous lines.

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The map would give the state five Republicans and one Democrat in its congressional delegation, as opposed to the current 4-2 split. It’s the latest move from state lawmakers redrawing lines across the country to affect the margins of the battle for control of the U.S. House of Representatives this fall.

The remaining Democratic, majority-Black district, largely preserves the New Orleans-area district represented by Democratic Rep. Troy Carter. But it also stretches into Baton Rouge, where Rep. Cleo Fields, the state’s other Democratic congressman, currently represents a district, potentially paving the way for a member-versus-member contest.