Early returns showed Democratic U.S. Rep Cedric Richmond leading four challengers as he made a bid for a second term in Congress.

   Also on the ballot were Republicans Dwayne Bailey and Josue Larose, Libertarian Caleb Trotter and Democrat Gary Landrieu.

   Landrieu was running a distant second with less than half the vote counted.

   Richmond is the only Democrat in Louisiana's House delegation. The geography of his district had changed a bit after boundary lines were redrawn following the 2010 census. In addition to large sections of New Orleans and Jefferson Parish, it now stretches northwest along the Mississippi River into the Baton Rouge area. However, it remained the state's only predominantly black congressional district, with a strong majority of voters registered as Democrats.Early returns showed Democratic U.S. Rep Cedric Richmond leading four challengers as he made a bid for a second term in Congress.
Also on the ballot were Republicans Dwayne Bailey and Josue Larose, Libertarian Caleb Trotter and Democrat Gary Landrieu.
Landrieu was running a distant second with less than half the vote counted.
Richmond is the only Democrat in Louisiana's House delegation. The geography of his district had changed a bit after boundary lines were redrawn following the 2010 census. In addition to large sections of New Orleans and Jefferson Parish, it now stretches northwest along the Mississippi River into the Baton Rouge area. However, it remained the state's only predominantly black congressional district, with a strong majority of voters registered as Democrats.