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Louisiana Legislature OKs new Supreme Court map with second Black-majority district
WVLA Baton Rouge via Yahoo News· 1 month agoBATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — A bill to draw a new Louisiana Supreme Court map is on its way to Gov....
Federal judge: Louisiana House, Senate voting maps weaken Black votes, break law
WVLA Baton Rouge via Yahoo News· 4 months agoBATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — A federal judge ruled that the Louisiana voting maps for the Senate and House of Representatives violate the Voting Rights Act. The maps “dilute Black voting strength ...
Louisiana won't immediately get a new majority-Black House district after judges reject it
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 month agoA new congressional map giving Louisiana a second majority-Black House district was rejected Tuesday...
Louisiana House speaker, Senate president ask judge for more time to draw congressional map
The Daily Advertiser via Yahoo News· 2 years agoU.S. Middle Louisiana District Judge Shelly Dick has ordered House Speaker Clay Schexnayder and...
Louisiana Legislature on brink of defying judge's order to draw new congressional map
The Daily Advertiser via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLouisiana's Legislature appears on the brink of ending a special session defying a federal judge's...
A lawsuit seeks to block Louisiana's new congressional map that has 2nd mostly Black district
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe Louisiana Legislature's redrawn congressional map giving the state a second mostly Black...
Federal judge will draw new Louisiana congressional map after Legislature fails to act
The Daily Advertiser via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA federal judge will draw a new Louisiana congressional map with a second Black district after the...
Judge calls effort of Louisiana Legislature to draw new map 'disingenuous' and 'insincere'
The Daily Advertiser via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLouisiana Middle District U.S. Judge Shelly Dick on Thursday denied a motion to give the Legislature...
Investigations, litigation overlapping at Capitol
Shreveport Times | The Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoParallel inquiries into State Police activities on the legislative and federal levels helped drive the politics of the Capitol this past spring. When...
Louisiana granted extra time to draw new congressional map that complies with Voting Rights Act
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 6 months agoLouisiana lawmakers now have until the end of January to draw and pass new congressional boundaries...
