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Louisiana's 1st congressional district is mostly comprised of land on the North Shore and South Shore of Lake Pontchartrain, although it also contains areas west of Lake Pontchartrain. The district includes some or all of the following Louisiana parishes: Washington, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Jefferson, Orleans and St. Charles. It includes the cities of Hammond and Slidell and most of the western suburbs of New Orleans that include Metairie and Kenner, along with a small portion of the city itself.
The seat was most recently held by former Representative and current Governor Bobby Jindal, a Republican. The Republicans have held the seat since 1977, when Bob Livingston won a special election after Richard Alvin Tonry, who won the seat in the 1976 general election, was forced to resign the seat and lost the Democratic primary in the special election.
Republican Steve Scalise represents the district.[1][2] The seat was vacant, since Representative Jindal was sworn in as Governor of Louisiana on January 14, 2008. This triggered a special election on May 3 which Scalise won; he was sworn in on May 7.
The black ratio is lowest in Lower House electoral district of Louisiana. The 1st is a very safe district for the Republican Party.[3]
[edit] Recent election results
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[edit] See also
Louisiana's 1st congressional district special election, 2008
[edit] List of representatives
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