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Abbeville council advances redistricting talks, civil rights groups voice concerns
The council discussed its preliminary strategy for reapportioning the districts, a move prompted by legal requirements to ...
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‘Whatever daddy Donald Trump asks’: Casar speaks out against GOP redistricting
In order to stop the new maps from being created, House Speaker Hakeem Jeffries reportedly told Texas Democrats to “quorum ...
Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill' takes center stage in pivotal swing states
The trip by Vance to West Pittston marks the first big push from the White House to promote the new law. It's unclear how ...
The Supreme Court Is Writing a Slow-Motion Eulogy for One of America’s Greatest Achievements
Next month marks the 60 th anniversary of the passing of the Voting Rights Act—a law often celebrated as the “crown jewel” of ...
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Gov. Jeff Landry names Lafourche Parish president to lead new state transportation office
Lafourche Parish President Archie Chaisson III will step down from that role Aug. 1 to lead the state's brand-new ...
Vermilion Parish NAACP & Southern Poverty Law Center push for equal voting power
The Vermilion Parish NAACP and the Southern Poverty Law Center presented their map to the Abbeville City Council, which would provide equal voting power to all residents, in an ongoing fight to ...
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A national civil right group said Abbeville voting map was unconstitutional and that the city's new one isn't good enough
The Abbeville City Council will decide whether or not to approve a new voting district map at a future council meeting.