Louisiana GOP Gov. Jeff Landry suspended the House primaries in his state Thursday until at least July after the Supreme Court ruled that a pair of the state's congressional maps was unconstitutional racial gerrymandering.

The Supreme Court struck down the maps Wednesday which added a second majority black district. Louisiana redrew the maps in 2024 after a lower court ruled previous maps likely violated the Voting Rights Act because they did not include the second majority black district.

Landry said the rescheduling will only impact the House races in the state and subsequent runoff elections, meaning the Senate and state Supreme Court races will go as planned on May 16. 

“The best way to end race-based discrimination is to stop making decisions based on race,” Landry said in a statement. “Here in Louisiana, we’re proud to lead the nation on this charge. Allowing elections to proceed under an unconstitutional map would undermine the integrity of our system and violate the rights of our voters. This executive order ensures we uphold the rule of law while giving the Legislature the time it needs to pass a fair and lawful congressional map."

The House races will now be suspended until July 15 or “until such time as determined” by the Louisiana state Legislature. It was not immediately clear when the runoffs from the primary would take place.

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