Report: Gov. Landry aims to suspend May primary after Supreme Court decision

Added: 2026-04-30

[00:00:00]With this one here, breaking news from overnight. The Washington Post reports that Governor Jeff Landry plans to suspend the May house primary election so that lawmakers can pass a new map first.

[00:00:09]>> Yeah, big development overnight. Been working the phones trying to get more reaction to all of this. The reporting coming after the Supreme Court struck down Louisiana's current congressional district map, ruling it to be unconstitutional and racial gerrymandering. Want to get to the Washington Post reporting here, walk you through this. The reporting says that Governor Jeff Landry told Republican candidates for the House of Representatives that he plans to suspend next month's primary elections, giving lawmakers time to pass a new map. The reporting sites two people who said that they were aware of this conversation.