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The NAACP Louisiana State Conference said the newly approved congressional map weakens minority representation
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Heated debate over Louisiana congressional map reignites concerns over race, representation
The fight over Louisiana’s congressional map is once again sparking emotional debate at the State Capitol, with lawmakers and community members clashing over race, representation and political power.
Louisiana lawmakers have given final approval to a newly redrawn congressional map that is likely to shift one U. S.
Spurred by a watershed Supreme Court ruling last month that weakened the Voting Rights Act, Republican leaders have created a new map that eliminates one majority-Black, Democratic-leaning district.
Approval of the new House map came a month after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the state's current map as an illegal racial gerrymander, weakening the landmark 1965 federal Voting Rights Act.
Court filing suggest that the contentious battle over the state’s congressional voting map may not be finished if the Legislature passes its proposed plan.
A Louisiana House committee advanced an updated congressional map after hours of testimony opposing it. Now a fight could be brewing amongst Republican legislators over how to draw the lines.