Louisiana's 2nd congressional district

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Louisiana's 2nd congressional district is a historically Democratic, majority-Black U.S. House district centered on New Orleans and its surrounding urban areas.

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instanceOf United States congressional district
abbreviation LA-02 NERFINISHED
contains parts of Jefferson Parish
parts of New Orleans
parts of Orleans Parish
country United States of America
currentRepresentative Troy Carter NERFINISHED
currentRepresentativeParty Democratic Party NERFINISHED
currentRepresentativeTookOffice 2021
demographicCharacteristic majority-Black population
elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives
federalLevel yes
hasTypeOfElection single-member district, first-past-the-post
historicallyIncludes core of New Orleans
historicalPartyDominance Democratic Party NERFINISHED
includesCity New Orleans NERFINISHED
isPartOf Congressional districts of Louisiana NERFINISHED
legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
levelOfGovernment federal
locatedIn Louisiana
New Orleans metropolitan area NERFINISHED
majorityDemographic Black or African American
notableCity New Orleans NERFINISHED
politicalLeaning Democratic
redistrictedAfter 2020 United States census NERFINISHED
representedInCongressSince 19th century
state Louisiana
timeZone Central Time Zone
urbanRuralCharacter predominantly urban
votingRightsActStatus majority-minority district

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Hale Boggs represented Louisiana's 2nd congressional district