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Louisiana's 7th congressional district was a 
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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congressional district
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in the U.S. state
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of Louisiana
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located in the southwestern part of the state. It last contained the cities of Crowley, Eunice, Jennings
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, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Opelousas
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, Sulphur
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and Ville Platte.
The district became obsolete for the 113th Congress in 2013 as Louisiana had lost a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives redistricting based upon results from the 2010 census post Hurricane Katrina
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population losses in the state. Most of the territory in this district became the 3rd district.
List of members representing the district
Recent election results
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References
* *Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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