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Louisiana's Senate passed a new congressional map Tuesday that would keep the current design largely intact, rejecting an attempt to increase the number of majority-Black districts.

Last year, a group of Black voters and advocacy organizations won their lawsuit in the Middle District of Louisiana challenging district lines for the Louisiana State Senate and House of ...

Senator Fields currently serves the 14th Senate District in the Louisiana State Senate, and he was previously a congressman for Louisiana’s 4th Congressional District.

A federal court blocked Louisiana from using a congressional map signed into law this year that had been redrawn to include a second majority-Black district.

The new congressional district map, which would give Louisiana a second majority-Black House district, was rejected in a 2-1 ruling, fueling new uncertainty about district boundaries as the state ...

The state Senate on Tuesday agreed to redraw the boundaries of the Louisiana Supreme Court, a key step toward creating a second Black-majority seat on the seven-member court.

Photo caption: A state legislative committee approved the featured map Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, with new districts for the Louisiana Supreme Court. Map courtesy La. Legislature.

A federal court ruled that Louisiana’s House and Senate voting district maps violated Section Two of the Voting Rights Act and diluted the voting power of Black residents in the state.

BATON ROUGE, La. — In a victory for fair maps, a federal court today ruled in favor of Louisiana voters, agreeing that the current state House and Senate district maps violate Section 2 of the Voting ...

U.S. District Judge Shelly Dick's ruling blocked the use of the House and Senate district maps in future elections and gave the state “a reasonable period of time, to be determined by the Court ...