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Louisiana Court Blocks Congressional Map That Fixed Racial Discrimination Against Black Voters After White Voters Sue, Claiming It Damaged Their 'Personal Dignity'
A federal court recently blocked Louisiana ... map for the 2022 midterms by issuing an injunction to the lower court’s ruling in June 2022. This resulted in five white Republicans and one Black ...
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‘Why Does It Always Have to Be Us?’: Court Revives Lawsuit Accusing Louisiana Parish of Sacrificing Black Neighborhoods to Toxic Industry While Shielding White Commu…
A federal appeals court in Louisiana ruled that three organizations representing Black residents can continue with their ...
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In Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley,’ Black communities get all of the pollution—but very few of the jobs
Louisiana’s education gap was modest, with college attainment at 30% for white residents and 20% for people of color. In places like Lake Charles and St. John the Baptist Parish, where ...
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In Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley,’ Black communities get all of the pollution, few of the jobs
Residents of the mostly Black communities ... areas. Louisiana’s education gap was modest, with college attainment at 30 percent for white residents and 20 percent for people of color. In places like ...