Candidates in Lousiana’s Sixth Congressional District can begin to qualify to run in what is a newly represented area, because of redistricting that could determine the balance of the U.S. House come January.
The district has been in Republican hands since 2009 and represented since 2015 by Rep. Garret Graves (R-La.). However, redistricting makes this district favorable for Democrats given its majority of black voters, who overwhelmingly vote Democrat.
