Louisiana's 3rd congressional district

Louisiana's 3rd congressional district
Louisiana's 3rd congressional district
	Interactive map of district boundaries
Representative
	Clay Higgins; R–Lafayette
Distribution	73.4% urban; 26.6% rural;
Population (2022)	760,945
Median household; income	$53,406
Ethnicity	64.4% White; 24.6% Black; 5.3% Hispanic; 3.2% Two or more races; 1.7% Asian; 0.8% other;
Cook PVI	R+21

Louisiana's 3rd congressional district is a United States congressional district in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The district covers the southwestern and south central portion of the state, ranging from the Texas border to the Atchafalaya River.

The district is currently represented by Republican Clay Higgins, a former sheriff's deputy from Port Barre known for his controversial Crime Stoppers videos. He was first elected to the United States House of Representatives in the December 10, 2016 runoff against public service commissioner Scott Angelle to replace Charles Boustany.^[4]

^ "Geography Program". The United States Census Bureau.
^ ^a ^b Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP). "My Congressional District Bureau". www.census.gov.
^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
^ "Republicans Angelle, Higgins Set for Runoff in Louisiana's 3rd District". Roll Call. November 8, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2016.

[1] "Geography Program". The United States Census Bureau.

[auto-2] Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP). "My Congressional District Bureau". www.census.gov.

[Cook-3] "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.

[4] "Republicans Angelle, Higgins Set for Runoff in Louisiana's 3rd District". Roll Call. November 8, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2016.

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