Noting the size of the state’s Black population, civil rights advocates challenged the map in a Baton Rouge-based federal ...
Democrat Cleo Fields has won a Louisiana congressional race in a recently redrawn second majority-Black district. That flips ...
The high court eventually affirmed the ruling from Alabama, which led to a new map and a second district that could elect a Black lawmaker. The justices returned the Louisiana case to federal ...
In January, Louisiana lawmakers approved a version of the map that added a second district with a majority of Black voters. Under the new map, the second district links communities in Baton Rouge ...
Supreme Court Will Weigh in on New Mostly Black Louisiana Congressional District, After Election WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it will take up a new redistricting case ...
At issue now is Louisiana’s new map, which the Legislature passed in January to avoid a court taking over the drawing of the lines. It includes a second majority-Black district. The new map came ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it will take up a new redistricting case involving Louisiana's congressional map with two mostly Black districts. The court won't hear arguments ...