Louisiana most likely will lose a congressional seat after the 2010 Census, a move that will cause the 6th Congressional District to grow. A blog by the Rose Institute of State and Local Government at Claremont McKenna College says there’s likely to be a tug of war between Democrats and Republicans on how to redraw the district. East Baton Rouge will remain as the core of the district, says Mike Whatley. But Democrats in the Legislature will want to dip into St. John the Baptist and St. James parishes, which President Barack Obama carried in the 2008 election, as a way of picking up population—and votes for the party. Republicans will be trying to add more GOP-friendly areas, such as the rest of Ascension or Assumption parishes, in order to make sure the 6th District seat continues to stay on their side of the aisle. To read the posting, as well as an outlook for what could happen to the 7th District seat, click here.
How the 6th District could look after the census
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