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Louisiana's full Legislature will ultimately redraw the maps during a Special Session expected to begin in early February. Democratic Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards can sign or veto the final map.
Governor Jeff Landry shakes hands with representatives while entering the House chamber during the first day of a special session ion Monday, January 15, 2024 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Instead, the contradictory signals in Louisiana arise from the unique political culture in the state, ... County-level result maps from Louisiana’s 2008 Republican primary follow.
With less than 24 hours to go until state lawmakers return to Baton Rouge to begin redrawing Louisiana’s political maps for the next decade, the public got their first look at proposed maps.
Louisiana's new congressional map is a win for Black voters and likely brings an end to the state's long-running legal battle over redistricting. It could also see Democrats gain a seat in Congress.
Opponents of Louisiana’s Republican-drawn political maps are optimistic the state could soon have new maps that include a second majority-Black congressional district, after the U.S. Supreme ...
BATON ROUGE, La. — The Louisiana Legislature has until Jan. 15 to enact a new congressional map after a lower court last year ruled that the current political boundaries dilute the power of the ...
G.O.P. legislatures in Alabama, Georgia and Louisiana are contesting federal orders to redraw congressional maps that disfavor Black voters. The stakes are enormous.
But Louisiana lawmakers, along with a group of Black voters and nonprofits who challenged the original map from 2022, asked the Supreme Court to intervene and allow the state to use the plan for ...
Louisiana's earlier map was one of several across the country that had been challenged in court for allegedly diluting Black voting power, leading to a political battle over the districts that has ...
Louisiana's new congressional map is a win for Black voters and likely brings an end to the state's long-running legal battle over redistricting. It could also see Democrats gain a seat in Congress.
Louisiana's new congressional map is a win for Black voters and likely brings an end to the state's long-running legal battle over redistricting. It could also see Democrats gain a seat in Congress.