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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — US judges reject Louisiana congressional maps with new majority-Black district, fueling uncertainty for fall elections. Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. Source link
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A new congressional map giving Louisiana a second majority-Black House district was rejected on Tuesday by a panel of three federal judges, fueling new uncertainty about district boundaries as the state prepares for fall congressional elections. The 2-1 ruling forbids the use of a map drawn up in January by the legislature after a different […]
NEW ORLEANS — A new congressional map giving Louisiana a second majority-Black House district was rejected Tuesday by a panel of three federal judges, fueling new uncertainty about district boundaries as the state prepares for fall congressional elections. The 2-1 ruling forbids the use of a map drawn up in January by the Legislature after […]
MONROE, La. (BRPROUD) — A panel of three federal judges agreed to throw out the new Louisiana Congressional district map adopted by the Legislature earlier this year. The case was heard in the Western District of Louisiana. Plaintiffs filed in Monroe earlier this year, and oral arguments were heard in Shreveport. District Judges David C. Joseph […]
FILE PHOTO: A general view of the Louisiana State Capitol prior to a rally against Louisiana’s stay-at-home order and economic shutdown on April 17, 2020 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Governor John Bell Edwards has said Louisiana’s high rate of infections and deaths does not position the state to quickly open back up. Photo by Chris […]
Gov. Jeff Landry and Murrill had backed the new map in a January legislative session after a different federal judge threw out a map with only one mostly Black district. The National Democratic Redistricting Committee, chaired by former Attorney General Eric Holder, said backers of the new map will likely seek an emergency order from […]
A new Louisiana congressional district map giving the state a second majority-Black House district has been rejected by a panel of federal judges By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press April 30, 2024, 7:10 PM ET • 4 min read NEW ORLEANS — A new congressional district map giving Louisiana a second majority-Black House district was rejected […]
Louisiana state lawmakers approved a new congressional map on Friday, drawing a second majority-Black district to comply with a court order. A federal court had ruled in 2022 that Louisiana’s Republican-controlled Legislature had illegally disenfranchised Black voters in the state with their previous redistricting plan. After more than a year of appeals and a U.S. […]