Louisiana Faces Election Shake-Up After Supreme Court Weakens Voting Rights Act

Jeff Landry, current Louisiana Governor and President Trump’s newly appointed special envoy to Greenland, says his goal is to make the autonomous Danish territory “part of the U.S.” (Credit: Louisiana Governor's office)

Louisiana has suspended its May congressional primaries after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the state's majority-Black congressional district, forcing officials to halt elections that were days away from early voting.

Gov. Jeff Landry and Attorney General Liz Murrill said Thursday that the state can no longer move forward under its current congressional map after the Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais. The primaries had been scheduled for May 16, with early voting expected to begin Saturday, according to The Associated Press.