The 7^th Congressional District will no longer exist as Louisiana's representation in the U.S. House of Representatives is reapportioned into six districts as a result of the 2010 Census.

Both groups had previously requested that the emerging South Louisiana super region remain intact in presentations to the joint legislative committee hearings on congressional reapportionment conducted in Lafayette and Lake Charles. "We thank both the Senate & Governmental Affairs Committee and the House & Governmental Affairs Committee for visiting our regions to hear directly from our citizens our thoughts and hopes for the reapportionment process” said and Rob Guidry, President & CEO of the Greater Lafayette Chamber of Commerce and George Swift, President/CEO of the Chamber/Southwest Louisiana, in a joint statement.

"During our meetings, a common voice was that our regions must continue to remain together. The current congressional district is compact with the parishes in Acadiana including Acadia, Calcasieu, Cameron, Evangeline, Jeff Davis, Lafayette, St. Landry and Vermilion. These are communities with shared economic, cultural and agricultural interests.”

Both organizations expressed concern and opposition to a proposal which would reapportion the parishes in the 7^th Congressional District into a North Louisiana congressional seat. Guidry and Swift stated that "it would not be contiguous or acceptable to the needs in those communities. If the district would have to be shifted from its current form separating the parishes of Acadiana, we respectfully request that you not split up the parishes along the I-10 corridor.”

"We would like to reaffirm our position that it is advantageous to both of our regions and to the economy of South Louisiana to keep Lafayette/Acadiana and Lake Charles/Southwest Louisiana united.”