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The Louisiana legislature is set to consider a new congressional map in the coming days that would likely draw Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA) out of his current district, giving Democrats a chance to ...
Louisiana lawmakers now have until the end of January to draw and pass new congressional boundaries to replace a current map that a federal judge said violates the Voting Rights Act by diluting ...
A decision has been made in the United State District Court, Western District of Louisiana, Monroe Division about a stay request for the recent decision to throw out the new Louisiana Congressional… ...
A federal New Orleans appeals court has given the Louisiana Legislature until Jan. 15, 2024 to draw a new congressional map that adds a second majority Black district, although it's unclear ...
The Supreme Court on Friday delayed a decision on the constitutionality of Louisiana’s congressional districts until its next ...
The Louisiana Secretary of State’s Office has said it needs a map in place by May 15 to prepare for the fall elections. The judges noted testimony, however, that the office could be prepared if ...
The Supreme Court will not decide right now whether Louisiana violated the Constitution when it enacted a congressional map ...
While it is an easy talking point, the idea that Black citizens are entitled to two of Louisiana’s six congressional seats because they comprise nearly one-third of the state’s residents ...
Three different federal courts are fighting among themselves over who gets to draw Louisiana’s congressional maps. In June 2022, Chief Judge Shelly Dick, an Obama appointee to the United States ...
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to make a decision on Louisiana’s redrawn congressional districts on Friday, pushing it to be ...
FILE - The Louisiana state Capitol stands prominently, April 4, 2023, in Baton Rouge, La. Louisiana lawmakers now have until the end of January 2024 to draw and pass new congressional boundaries ...
Federal court denies stay, says Louisiana must draw new Congressional map by: Michael Scheidt. Posted: May 9, 2024 / 04:30 PM CDT. Updated: May 9, 2024 / 04:30 PM CDT.