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The justices asked that the case, which has implications for the political power of Black voters, be reargued next term.
Supreme Court decision could reshape Louisiana's election map and may redefine rules for gerrymandering nationwide ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. By Breanne Deppisch Fox News.
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — A new voter engagement center has opened in Central City ahead of the fall elections. The new center was opened by the group Women with a Vision. Voters will be able to get ...
The case tests the balancing act states must strike, protecting the voting power of a racial minority while not ...
The U.S. Supreme Court is due to rule on Friday in a bid by Louisiana officials and civil rights groups to preserve an ...
A majority of the court appeared skeptical of a challenge to Louisiana’s voting map. The challengers had argued the state impermissibly relied on race to draw its map.
The presidential voter turnout in Louisiana has decreased from previous elections according to analysis of data from the secretary of state’s office. In 2024, a higher percentage of the voting ...
Democratic U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields represents the second majority-Black 6th Congressional District that include Shreveport.
A panel of federal judges who recently threw out a congressional election map giving Louisiana a second mostly Black district said Tuesday the state Legislature must pass a new map by June 3 or face ...
Nearly two years after a federal judge said that Louisiana’s congressional map diluted Black voting power, Black voters are at risk of voting for a second time in an election under a plan that ...
Two Donald Trump-appointed federal judges handed down a ruling Tuesday that would block Louisiana from using a newly authorized voter map that established an additional majority-Black district.
NEW ORLEANS — A new voter engagement center has opened in Central City ahead of the fall elections. Louisiana leaders push for passage of AM radio bill ahead of Hurricane Katrina anniversary ...