BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Democratic Party will hold a press conference on Friday addressing the Supreme Court's decision to strike down Louisiana’s second majority Black congressional district. 

In a 6-3 ruling on Wednesday, the court’s conservative majority found that the district, represented by Democrat Cleo Fields, relied too heavily on race. Chief Justice John Roberts had described the district as a “snake” that stretches more than 200 miles (320 kilometers) to link parts of the Shreveport, Alexandria, Lafayette and Baton Rouge areas.

At Friday's news conference, Louisiana Democrats will "provide a detailed analysis of how the ruling may affect access to the ballot, particularly for historically marginalized communities across the state" and "outline the Party's strategic response moving forward."

On Thursday, Gov. Jeff Landry signed an executive order to postpone the upcoming primary election for the U.S. Representative race so that a new congressional district map can be drawn.