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The U.S. Supreme Court postponed Friday deciding whether Louisiana should have one or two members of Congress elected from ...
The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Friday to rule in a dispute involving a Louisiana electoral map that raised the number of ...
The U.S. Supreme Court is due to rule on Friday in a bid by Louisiana officials and civil rights groups to preserve an ...
The justices asked that the case, which has implications for the political power of Black voters, be reargued next term.
The Louisiana case could affect the balance of power in a narrowly divided Congress and shape how states factor race into the ...
The case centers around a newly drawn map creating a second majority-Black congressional district among Louisiana’s six seats ...
In an era of narrow majorities, the fight for control of the House is increasingly waged in the courts. Both parties are ...
The case posed the question whether Louisiana’s compliance with the Voting Rights Act was constitutional, threatening to ...
Voters will be asked next year to approve liquidating multiple state education trust funds in favor of raising Louisiana teachers' pay.
A Louisiana legislative committee has killed two bills that would have added eight new majority Black districts to the state House and Senate. The author of the proposals, Louisiana Legislative ...
One of the least energy efficient states allows elected commissioners to use ratepayer money for ‘patronage’ projects — with ...