In court papers, state officials have said the state has to have a finalized congressional map by May 15 to conduct the state’s elections on time. The judges set a status conference for May 6 in ...

NOAA's map shows how Louisiana would look if sea levels rose by 6 feet. NOAA. Cameron Parish, home to more than 5,600 people according to the 2020 census and known for the Creole Nature Trail ...

Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to take up a long-running redistricting dispute in Louisiana that could determine whether the state maintains a congressional map that includes ...

But it's Louisiana's Congressional map that will be the marquee debate. Louisiana's slight population growth over the last 10 years preserved all six of the state's Congressional seats.

U.S. Chief District Judge Shelly Dick of the Middle District of Louisiana, a Barack Obama appointee, will not rule on the state’s push to dismiss the legislative maps’ case until the trial ends.

A few cities and towns are outpacing the rest of the state when it comes to growth. Louisiana was home to roughly 4.6 million people in 2015, up 4.8 percent from 2009, according to U.S. Census ...

Louisiana Middle District U.S. Judge Shelly Dick will now be in charge of drawing her own version of the map for the state. Dick will review both map proposals and draw her own map.