2020 Census and Redistricting Thread: Louisiana

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I would love if District 2 could somehow be extended to Jefferson Parish until the lake so I never have to think about Steve Scalise again.

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Imagine holding out hope that the worst Supreme Court of the last century wouldn't issue a stay. Couldn't have been me.

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It'll be interesting to see how Republicans try to shore up Scalise if they have to shift District 2 as well. It seems somewhat counterintuitive to get him out of Jefferson entirely, but if that's the only way to keep him in St. Tammany it might be the wiser move on their part.

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If I somehow get into District 2 I might cry. The chance to meaningfully vote for anyone but Scalise would be a dream come true.

Which is to say: I hope they shore him up in St. Tammany rather than Jefferson.

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If I somehow get into District 2 I might cry. The chance to meaningfully vote for anyone but Scalise would be a dream come true.

Which is to say: I hope they shore him up in St. Tammany rather than Jefferson.

If you live in the East Bank, I wouldn't put much hope in that. Outside of a handful of specific precincts which are mostly (but not all!) in LA02 already, its a strongly majority white region. And thats before we talk about how the Metairie GOP seemingly has huge influence, or how Scalise lives in the East Bank.

I know it's a pipe dream, because I'm on the East Bank, although close enough to Orleans Parish -- and not in Metairie -- that I'm a *little* hopeful. (Only 70% white as opposed to Metairie's 77%.) If you were to draw a majority-minority district in part through the East Bank, it would probably have to run through my area.

You're right, though, that it's more likely to run through the West Bank.