Louisiana's governor suspended the state's U.S. House primary elections in late April after the Supreme Court ruled the existing congressional map was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander, but over 42,000 voters had already cast absentee ballots before the suspension took effect. The state is now redrawing its map, which has prompted legal challenges from Democrats and voting rights advocates who worry Black voters will lose representation. The core fact checks out — the headline accurately reflects the Louisiana Secretary of State's official count — though the post doesn't explain the Supreme Court ruling that triggered the suspension or the ongoing legal battles over whether the new map will dilute Black voting power.