U.S. judges reject a map that would have given Louisiana a new majority-Black House district
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on May 1, 2024
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 Graythen/Getty Images
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A new congressional district map giving Louisiana a second majority-Black House district was rejected Tuesday by a panel of three federal judges, fueling new uncertainty about district . . .
