Louisiana postpones May primaries after supreme court rules state must redraw congressional maps Louisiana moved to postpone its May primaries on Thursday in a move that came as other southern states are also scrambling to redraw congressional districts in response to the supreme court’s Wednesday ruling that severely weakened the landmark Voting Rights Act . Before the supreme court’s decision, eliminating a key protection against racial discrimination in drawing voting maps, some states had already begun initiating processes to redraw districts and gut Black voting power. More states have now followed, with governors calling for special sessions to redraw congressional districts, potentially before the midterm elections in November. Louisiana governor Jeff Landry and attorney general Liz Murrill , both Republicans, said in a joint statement that the state can no longer use its current districts to carry out the primaries after the supreme court ruling.…