BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana lawmakers are back in Baton Rouge this week for a special session all about elections. Lawmakers are trying to change the dates of Louisiana’s 2026 elections, and it all ties back to a major court case that could reshape how the state votes.

Right now, Louisiana’s election calendar is set for the spring of 2026. Candidates would start qualifying in January, voters would head to the polls in April for the primary, and any runoffs would happen in May. But that timeline could get complicated depending on what happens in Washington, D.C.

That’s because the U.S. Supreme Court is reviewing Louisiana’s congressional map, which determines how voters are divided into districts for electing members of Congress. The justices are expected to rule on whether the current c

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