Louisiana gains more majority-Black districts in new congressional map

Then-U.S. Rep. Jeff Landry of Louisiana speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Oct. 2011. Now the state's governor, Landry on Tuesday addressed the need for a new congressional map in the state and said, “The federal courts have ordered us to perform our job." File Photo by Roger L. Wollenberg/UPI

Jan. 19 (UPI) -- To comply with a previous court ruling, Louisiana lawmakers approved a new congressional map Friday that increases the total number of majority-Black districts.

While Louisiana's population is nearly one-third Black,