All four of Louisiana s Republican House members on Wednesday voted against impeaching GOP President Donald Trump a second time, while the state s lone Democrat Cedric Richmond voted to impose Congress greatest penalty on a president.
The full House voted 232-197 to impeach Trump for inciting an insurrection in a deadly riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6 as the president s supporters tried to stop Congress from affirming President-elect Joe Biden s certified Electoral College victory.
Ten Republicans joined the Democrats in voting to impeach, but none from Louisiana broke ranks. Trump won Louisiana with more than 58% in the Nov. 3 election.
Scalise and Richmond were the only members of the Louisiana delegation to speak from the floor during Wednesday s debate.