A federal lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana, seeking immediate action to restore Louisiana's suspended congressional primary elections. The case, Garcia et al. v. Landry et al., challenges the state's decision to halt U.S. House of Representatives primaries scheduled for May 16, 2026, and June 27 2026. Plaintiffs argue that the suspension is unlawful and unconstitutional, and could disenfranchise voters after the election process had already begun. The lawsuit alleges unlawful suspension of a federal election already in progress, violations of the First, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments, conflict with federal election timing laws, and violations of Voting Rights Act. The state's attorney general, attorney general and secretary of state, Nancy Landry, are defendants. The plaintiffs are asking for immediate relief and a temporary restraining order and a full restoration of the elections as scheduled.