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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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The case, Louisiana v. Callais, tees up a series of important questions that deal with race and redistricting. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 requires that states do not dilute the power of ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, voting rights advocates argued before the Supreme Court in Louisiana v.Callais that a congressional map that was in place during the 2024 election cycle should remain because ...
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear an appeal over Louisiana’s more Democratic-friendly congressional districts, though the case won’t impact this year’s election.
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.