Louisiana's congressional districts

The U.S. state of Louisiana currently has six congressional districts. The state has had as many as eight districts; the eighth district was eliminated on January 9, 1993 after results of the 1990 Census, and the seventh district was eliminated in 2013 post Hurricane Katrina population stagnation after the results of the 2010 Census.

Louisiana's Congressional districts since 2013.[1]

History

See District of Louisiana, Louisiana Territory, Territory of Orleans.

Louisiana was purchased from France in 1803, and the territory was organized into the District of Louisiana and the Territory of Orleans in 1804. Areas that are within the current boundaries of Louisiana, but were outside the Territory of Orleans, were ceded by the Spanish in the Adams-Onís Treaty of 1819. From 1806 until 1811, the Territory of Orleans sent one non-voting delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives. Upon Louisiana's admission to the United States in 1812, and until 1823, Louisiana had only one at-large representative. In 1823, three districts were granted to Louisiana. By 1875, Louisiana had six districts.

Current districts and representatives

List of members of the Louisianian United States House delegation, their terms, their district boundaries, and the districts' political ratings according to the CPVI. The delegation has a total of 6 members, including 5 Republicans and 1 Democrat.

District Representative Party CPVI Incumbent time in office District map
1st Steve Scalise (R–Jefferson) Republican R+24 May 3, 2008 – present
2nd Cedric Richmond (D–New Orleans) Democratic D+25 January 4, 2011 – present
3rd Clay Higgins (R–Port Barre) Republican R+20 January 4, 2017 – present
4th Mike Johnson (R–Benton) Republican R+13 January 4, 2017 – present
5th Ralph Abraham (R–Mangham) Republican R+15 January 5, 2015 – present
6th Garret Graves (R–Baton Rouge) Republican R+19 January 5, 2015 – present

Historical and present district boundaries

Table of United States congressional district boundary maps in the State of Louisiana, presented chronologically.[2] All redistricting events that took place in Louisiana between 1973 and 2013 are shown.

Year Statewide map New Orleans highlight
1973–1982
1983–1984
1985–1992
1993–1994
1995–1996
1997–2002
2003–2012
Since 2013

Obsolete districts

See also

References
  1. "The National Atlas". nationalatlas.gov. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  2. "Digital Boundary Definitions of United States Congressional Districts, 1789–2012". Retrieved October 18, 2014.
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