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President Joe Biden has announced that he will not seek re-election and has endorsed Vice-President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee. Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images

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Louisiana delegation to DNC endorses Harris by 'overwhelming majority vote'

The Louisiana delegation to the Democratic National Convention has endorsed Harris after a virtual meeting in which it held a vote in which Harris won an “overwhelming majority”.

The Louisiana Democratic Party Chair Randal Gaines, who also chairs the Louisiana delegation to the convention, said in a statement:

We are grateful to President Joe Biden for his remarkable leadership, and we are committed to honoring his legacy by working tirelessly this fall to keep the White House in Democratic hands. I am proud to share that Louisiana’s Democratic delegates will join President Biden in endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris as our nominee. It’s time we come together, and by throwing our full support behind her, we can beat Donald Trump again and continue Joe Biden’s legacy of accomplishments and progress for our country. We look forward to a productive, energizing, and historic convention in which we nominate the first black woman as our Democratic nominee.”