Louisiana, Fields and United States Congress

Redistricting returns Cleo Fields to Congress to represent Louisiana
Almost three decades after redistricting forced him out of the U.S. House of Representatives, Cleo Fields will return to Washington, D.C. He claimed an outright win Tuesday in the newly redrawn 6th Congressional District that favored a Black Democrat.
Rep. Julia Letlow stays put in Louisiana congressional district
Redistricting altered the area U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow has represented for just one term, but the new boundaries didn’t prevent her from achieving an outright Election Day victory in Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District.
Cleo Fields becomes second Black Democratic congressperson for Louisiana
Fields, 61, was the congressman from 1993 to 1997 for Louisiana’s 4th District. After redistricting in 1996, Fields was put in a White majority 6th Congressional district. He ran unsuccessfully for governor in 1995 and has served in the state senate for ...
How redistricting will impact candidates running in Louisiana's Congressional races
As ballots are cast for candidates in Louisiana's Congressional District Races, it may be important to understand how state redistricting factors in.
Cleo Fields returns to Congress, along with Louisiana's five incumbent House members
State Senator Cleo Fields, D-Baton Rouge, won election to the U.S. House without a runoff on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. Here Fields addresses Democrats in Baton Rouge on Nov. 3, 2024. Three-term state Sen.
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Supreme Court will hear case on second majority-Black district in Louisiana redistricting
The Supreme Court will hear arguments early next year in the latest chapter in a protracted dispute over race and redistricting in Louisiana. In a list of orders from the justices’ private ...
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Measures US, LL propose funding, redistrict changes for LA Unified School District
Westwood residents will vote on two referenda impacting the Los Angeles Unified School Board in November’s election. One of ...