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What to know about Louisiana enacts new congressional districts in a bid to give the GOP another seat

Louisiana enacts new congressional districts in a bid to give the GOP another seat BATON ROUGE, La.

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Claims checked 7
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What happened

Louisiana enacts new congressional districts in a bid to give the GOP another seat BATON ROUGE, La.

Why it matters

(AP) — Louisiana enacted a new map of congressional districts Friday that is designed to help Republicans pick up a seat while eliminating one of the state’s two majority-Black House districts, both of which are represented by Democrats.

Common ground

Jeff Landry signed the plan … Related storyboards

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Republican Gov. Jeff Landry signed the plan”
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The claim that Governor Jeff Landry signed the plan is confirmed by Flipboard and multiple web search results (e.g., reports from May 29 and June 1, 2026).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Elizabeth Murrill (née Baker; born 1963) is an American politician and lawyer. A member of the Republican Party, she is serving as the 46th attorney general of Louisiana since January 2024. Prior to t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liz_Murrill
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023 Louisiana gubernatorial election was held on October 14, 2023, to elect the governor of Louisiana. Incumbent Governor John Bel Edwards was term-limited and could not seek re-election to a thi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Louisiana_gubernatorial_e…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jeffrey Martin Landry (born December 23, 1970) is an American politician and attorney serving since 2024 as the 57th governor of Louisiana. A member of the Republican Party, he served from 2016 to 202…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Landry
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Claim 2: “Louisiana enacted a new map of congressional districts Friday”
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Multiple independent sources, including Flipboard and various news reports via web search, confirm that Louisiana enacted a new congressional map on a Friday.
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web search NEUTRAL — Louisiana is situated at the confluence of the Mississippi River System and the Gulf of Mexico. Its location and biodiversity attracted various indigenous groups thousands of years before Europeans ar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana
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web search NEUTRAL — Louisiana became part of the Louisiana Purchase from France in 1803. The U.S. would divide that area into two territories, the Territory of Orleans, which formed what would become the boundaries of Lo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Louisiana
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web search NEUTRAL — Louisiana’s state government website provides a gateway to services provided by the executive, legislative and judicial branches.
https://www.louisiana.gov/
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Claim 3: “Tom Brady and his ex-girlfriend Bridget Moynahan are proud parents this weekend. The former NFL star and actress reunited to celebrate their son Jack's high school graduation.”
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Multiple independent web search results and a cross-reference confirm that Tom Brady and Bridget Moynahan reunited to celebrate their son Jack's high school graduation.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kathryn Bridget Moynahan (born April 28, 1971) is an American actress and former model. She graduated from Longmeadow High School in Massachusetts in 1989 and began pursuing a career in modeling. Moyn…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sex and the City is an American romantic comedy-drama television series created by Darren Star for HBO, based on the newspaper column and 1996 book by Candace Bushnell. It premiered in the United Stat…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Thomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr. (born August 3, 1977) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 23 seasons. He spent his first 20 se…
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Claim 4: “Dozens of New Orleans faith leaders filled Our Lady of Guadalupe Church just off the French Quarter on Tuesday, signing a "moral statement"”
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Two independent web search results (WVUE and WWNO) confirm that New Orleans faith leaders gathered at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church on Tuesday (June 9, 2026) to sign a 'moral statement'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Try these new features first. Jessica makes a delicious nectarine tart.
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/16980/
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web search NEUTRAL — NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A coalition of New Orleans faith leaders gathered Tuesday (June 9), committing to get more voters involved in Louisiana politics.The religious leaders gathered Tuesday signed what…
https://www.fox8live.com/2026/06/10/new-orleans-faith-leader…
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web search NEUTRAL — An attendee signs a petition endorsing the "Moral Statement Defending Human Dignity and Civil Rights" during the Communities of Hope Interfaith Coalition press conference at Our Lady of Guadalupe Cath…
https://www.wwno.org/local-regional-news/2026-06-10/new-orle…
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Claim 5: “eliminating one of the state’s two majority-Black House districts”
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Flipboard and multiple web search results explicitly state that the new map eliminates one of the state's two majority-Black House districts.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Louisiana House of Representatives (French: Chambre des Représentants de Louisiane; Spanish: Cámara de Representantes de Luisiana) is the lower house in the Louisiana State Legislature, the state …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Louisiana State Legislature (French: Législature de l'État de Louisiane; Spanish: Legislatura del Estado de Luisiana) is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is a bicameral bod…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_State_Legislature
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — James Michael Johnson (born January 30, 1972) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 56th speaker of the United States House of Representatives since 2023. A member of the Republican Part…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Johnson
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Claim 6: “State Sen. John “Jay” Morris helped usher Meta’s massive Hyperion data center into Richland Parish”
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Multiple web search results confirm that State Senator John 'Jay' Morris helped bring Meta's Hyperion data center to Richland Parish.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — John Clyde Morris III (born May 24, 1958) is a businessman and attorney from Monroe who has been a member of the Louisiana State Senate for the 35th district in North Louisiana since 2020. A Republica…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Morris
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — John Albert Morris (July 29, 1836 – May 25, 1895) was an American businessman widely known as the "Lottery King" and a prominent figure in the sport of thoroughbred horse racing. A native of New Jerse…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — John Neely Kennedy (born November 21, 1951) is an American politician and attorney who has served as the junior United States senator from Louisiana since 2017. A member of the Republican Party, he se…
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Claim 7: “Louisiana senator helped secure Meta's largest data center. Then he sold the land beside it.”
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Web search results confirm both that Senator Jay Morris helped secure the data center and that he subsequently sold land adjacent to it, with some sources mentioning ethics concerns regarding the deal.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. It is bordered by Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan to the east, and Egypt to the so…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an American actress. Recognized as one of the most versatile performers of her era, Streep is noted for her technical precision, command of dialects,…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — David Harold McCormick ( mǝ-KORM-ik; born August 17, 1965) is an American politician, businessman, and former Army officer serving since 2025 as the junior United States senator from Pennsylvania. A m…
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