Louisiana’s redrawn congressional map is headed back to court. A panel of federal judges is scheduled to take up the new district lines on June 17, 2026 — roughly two weeks after WBRZ first reported the hearing date.
The case centers on Louisiana’s reconfigured U.S. House map, which has been tangled in federal litigation for years over whether it adequately represents the state’s Black voters under the Voting Rights Act. Federal courts previously ordered Louisiana lawmakers to draw a second majority-Black district; the map now before the judges is the legislature’s response to that directive.
What the three-judge panel decides could reshape which party holds certain Louisiana congressional seats — and whether the state’s current map survives or gets sent back to the legislature yet again. A ruling against the map could force another round of redistricting before the 2026 midterm elections.
No hearing time or location was immediately available from WBRZ’s report published June 3, 2026.
Reported by WBRZ. Read the original report.
