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Louisiana's 4th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The district is located in the northwestern part of the state and is based in Shreveport-Bossier City. It also includes the cities of Minden, DeRidder, and Natchitoches. The district is represented by Republican John C. Fleming. ==History== The 4th Congressional District was created in 1843, the first new district in the state in 20 years. It was gained after the 1840 U.S. Census. In 1993, Louisiana lost a congressional district. Based on population figures, the state legislature created a second majority-African American district. The 4th Congressional District, represented by Republican James McCrery, was reconfigured as a 63-percent African American-majority district stretching in a roughly "Z" shape from Shreveport to Baton Rouge. At the same time, McCrery's residence, along with most of Shreveport's white residents, was drawn into the . Democrat Cleo Fields was elected for two terms as the representative of the 4th Congressional District. When the Supreme Court of the United States invalidated the boundaries of the new 4th Congressional District as unconstitutional, the Louisiana legislature redrew the District to encompass most of Northwest Louisiana, closely resembling its pre-1993 configuration. Jim McCrery was elected in 1996 to this seat. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Louisiana's 4th congressional district」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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