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FILE - Democrat state Sen. Cleo Fields speaks during the swearing in of the state Legislature, Jan. 8, 2024, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, Pool, File)

FILE - Democrat state Sen. Cleo Fields speaks during the swearing in of the state Legislature, Jan. 8, 2024, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, Pool, File)

FILE - Rep. Steve Scalise, R-LA., speaks during the Republican National Convention, on July 16, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

FILE - Rep. Steve Scalise, R-LA., speaks during the Republican National Convention, on July 16, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

FILE - Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks at the Capitol in Washington, July 23, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

FILE - Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks at the Capitol in Washington, July 23, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Students march and dance to a campus polling place on Election Day at Southern University in Baton Rouge, La., Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Students march and dance to a campus polling place on Election Day at Southern University in Baton Rouge, La., Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Students march and dance to a campus polling place on Election Day at Southern University in Baton Rouge, La., Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Students march and dance to a campus polling place on Election Day at Southern University in Baton Rouge, La., Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Voting machines and signs are loaded onto trucks from a warehouse in New Orleans East for delivery across the parish on Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, the day before the presidential election. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

Voting machines and signs are loaded onto trucks from a warehouse in New Orleans East for delivery across the parish on Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, the day before the presidential election. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

Students line up to vote at a campus polling place at Southern University in Baton Rouge, La., on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Students line up to vote at a campus polling place at Southern University in Baton Rouge, La., on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Students and members of the Zulu Tramps march to a campus polling place on Election Day at Southern University in Baton Rouge, La., Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Students and members of the Zulu Tramps march to a campus polling place on Election Day at Southern University in Baton Rouge, La., Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Kendra Franklin looks for assistance as she votes with her children, Mi'Kayla and Kendall, right, at a campus polling place at Southern University, an HBCU, in Baton Rouge, La., on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Kendra Franklin looks for assistance as she votes with her children, Mi'Kayla and Kendall, right, at a campus polling place at Southern University, an HBCU, in Baton Rouge, La., on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Students march and dance to a campus polling place on Election Day at Southern University in Baton Rouge, La., Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Students march and dance to a campus polling place on Election Day at Southern University in Baton Rouge, La., Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Students and a member of the Zulu Tramps march to a campus polling place on Election Day at Southern University in Baton Rouge, La., Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Students and a member of the Zulu Tramps march to a campus polling place on Election Day at Southern University in Baton Rouge, La., Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Voting machines are loaded onto trucks from a warehouse in New Orleans East to be delivered across the parish on Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, the day before the presidential election. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

Voting machines are loaded onto trucks from a warehouse in New Orleans East to be delivered across the parish on Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, the day before the presidential election. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

Jaqquelyn Germany reaches out for a hug as students march and dance to a campus polling place on Election Day at Southern University in Baton Rouge, La., Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Jaqquelyn Germany reaches out for a hug as students march and dance to a campus polling place on Election Day at Southern University in Baton Rouge, La., Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)