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The Supreme Court is putting off ruling on a second Black majority congressional district in Louisiana, instead ordering new ...
The case is being closely watched because at arguments in March several of the court’s conservative justices suggested they ...
The justices asked that the case, which has implications for the political power of Black voters, be reargued next term.
The Supreme Court ordered further arguments over Louisiana's congressional map that created a second majority-Black district.
The Supreme Court will not decide right now whether Louisiana violated the Constitution when it enacted a congressional map ...
Democratic U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields represents the second majority-Black 6th Congressional District that include Shreveport.
The Louisiana Capitol buzzed with talk that the Senate would try to change campaign law to help U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy win reelection next year.
A decision by the Supreme Court’s 6-3 conservative majority could have far-reaching consequences for campaign spending in the ...
The U.S. Supreme Court postponed Friday deciding whether Louisiana should have one or two members of Congress elected from ...
Voters tell WWL Louisiana that paper ballots ran out at polling sites in Algiers, Metairie, and New Orleans East, forcing them to be turned away and redirected to other locations.
A typical SWCD election in Louisiana normally has less than 200 ballots cast. Apologetically, we thought we were prepared for the turnout, with 900 ballots in Orleans and St. Charles and 600 ...