Within 24 hours of Gov. Jeff Landry’s decision to declare a state of emergency and suspend Louisiana’s congressional primary elections, candidates and civil rights groups had already filed multiple lawsuits to stop the change.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Louisiana's congressional map unconstitutional because it relied to much on race to create the boundaries.

Despite Louisiana’s top elections official saying the ballots won’t count, U.S. House candidates in Louisiana are still urging voters to check the box for them during the early voting period that

The process of redrawing Louisiana’s Congressional districts could begin as soon as Wednesday after the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated the voting map and Gov. Jeff Landry put the brakes on that looming vote.

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry plans to suspend the state’s May 16 primary elections to allow lawmakers to pass a new congressional map first, according to the Washington Post. RELATED STORY: Gov. Landry says Supreme Court ruling brings clarity; critics say it guts Voting Rights Act

Gov. Jeff Landry may pause the May 16 primary to allow lawmakers time to redraw the state’s congressional map following a Supreme Court decision on voting rights.

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry and Attorney General Liz Murrill said Thursday that they will work with the state legislature to redraw the congressional map.

An announcement from Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry suspending the state’s upcoming May primary elections could come as early as Friday—just one day before early voting was scheduled to begin.  As The Washington Post reports,

Louisiana Republicans have eliminated the office an exoneree was set to take after being overwhelmingly elected to the New Orleans-based seat. Republican Gov.

With Louisiana's congressional races being put on hold to redraw district lines, some state lawmakers said there shouldn't be a rush to make changes.