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Louisiana's congressional map. The first map adopted by Republican state lawmakers in 2022 consisted of five majority-White congressional districts and one majority-Black district, though roughly ...
The state is nearly one-third Black, but five of the state's six congressional districts are a majority white. Louisiana’s 2nd District, which is majority Black, is currently represented by Rep ...
Last year, a group of Black voters and advocacy organizations won their lawsuit in the Middle District of Louisiana challenging district lines for the Louisiana State Senate and House of ...
A group of mostly White voters that is challenging Louisiana’s proposed congressional districts called the map “morally repugnant” in a filing with the Supreme Court on Monday.
The U.S. Supreme Court denied a request to speed up Louisiana's congressional map redrawing after a lower court found the map likely violated the Voting Rights Act by diluting Black voters' power.